His extended family lives in a one-bedroom house in one of the unauthorised colonies in Badarpur. They got to know about his death on a Saturday morning. It took them an entire day to get in touch with Mangal. “For two days we waited at the Nizamuddin police station to get an FIR registered,” alleged Kamla Bai’s son Sanjay.
Coping with the grief of losing a family member, the Thatods are now bracing themselves for a long legal battle. The hearing of the case will start on November 1.
“The lawyer has demanded 10 per cent of the compensation amount as his fee,” said Sanjay.
Total number of fatal accidents 853
Fatal accidents due to drunken driving 11
Total number of people prosecuted for drunken driving 5,500
(all figures from Jan-August 2008)
Total number of people prosecuted for drunken driving 2,900*
*(for Jan-August 2007)
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