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‘32 is no age to die’
Updated On: 26 May, 2024 07:50 AM IST | Mumbai | Arpika Bhosale
Families of those killed in rash accidents caused by minors say their grief is deepened by delay in justice, leniency of law towards underage accused. Is it finally time to relook at the Juvenile Justice Act?
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Shubham Rawat, 21, Malad, killed on September 26, 2023, when a minor’s car slammed into him; Disha Amberkar, 12, Mulund, killed on May 11, 2023, riding pillion on a scooty driven by a minor; Irfan Sheikh, 32 Mazgaon; killed on May 23, 2024, when a minor on bike crashed into him; Anish Awadhia, 24, and Ashwini Koshta, 24 Pune; were killed on May 19, 2024, in the Porsche accident; The Porsche Taycan driven by the minor that crashed into Anish Awadhiya and Ashwini Koshta riding a bike
The 11th of this month marked one year since the Amberkar family lost their 12-year-old daughter, Disha. She had gone for a joyride with a 16-year-old in Mulund’s Navghar area at 3.30 pm in May, 2023. “The bike slipped, and both the girls fell,” says Vishal, Disha’s father. “The rider got away with a few scratches, but Disha was bleeding from the head and unconscious. She was rushed to a clinic, but it didn’t have the equipment required to treat her.”
She was rushed to a second hospital, but eventually died of brain haemorrhage. The two sets of parents crossed paths in the hospital. “They left when my wife got there,” says Amberkar. “They didn’t ask where we are taking my daughter or how she is. They didn’t see if they could help; they should have shown some accountability.”
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