A student lost his life after a speeding SUV hit his motorcycle near Jagatpur Cross Roads. The deceased has been identified as Yash Ghatpande (28).
Ghatpande, a 21-year-old law student at Nirma University, along with two friends, were returning from dinner on a motorcycle when the incident occurred. While Ghatpande died on the spot, bystanders took his two friends, who were riding pillion, to the hospital. The two friends, Hardik Gehlot of Jodhpur (Rajasthan) and Dev Pandey of Indore (MP), both law students as well, reportedly sustained multiple injuries.
The SUV driver Chaudhary, a resident of Jodhpur village, was allegedly driving at a high speed. He was arrested by the L division traffic police on the night of the accident and was released the next morning on bail.