Gurugram Hit-and-Run Case Escalates as Victim’s Family Seeks Murder Charge
GURUGRAM, Haryana — The father of a woman biker involved in a hit-and-run incident on Gurugram‘s Golf Course Road has sought an attempt-to-murder charge against Kalyan Bainsla, the man accused of driving the car that struck her motorcycle.
The demand comes as conflicting accounts emerge over the September 13 incident, which was captured on a camera mounted on the rider’s motorcycle and subsequently circulated widely online.
The victim, identified in reports as Sia, has alleged that the car followed her before hitting her motorcycle and leaving the scene. Bainsla has denied deliberately ramming into her, saying the collision happened when he lost control while attempting to navigate around the bikers.
As of the latest available reporting, there is no independent confirmation that an attempt-to-murder section has already been added to the FIR. Reports published on September 14 and 15 say the victim’s father sought the charge, while the police investigation remains underway.
What happened on Golf Course Road
The incident took place on Golf Course Road in Gurugram on September 13.
Video footage shared by the biker shows a white sedan moving close behind her motorcycle before the two vehicles come into contact. The impact throws the rider from the motorcycle, which then skids along the road as the car continues away.
Gurugram Police took suo motu cognisance of the incident after the video emerged online. Reports have identified Bainsla as the person alleged to have been driving the car.
The vehicle was reportedly a Maruti Ciaz registered in the name of a man identified as Manish. Manish told the Times of India that he was not driving the vehicle and that his friend Kalyan had borrowed it.
The police case was initially registered at Sector 56 police station. The Week, citing NDTV India, reported that the FIR named the accused as unknown and included Sections 125 and 281 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Victim’s family seeks stronger charge
The victim’s father has called for the case to be treated more seriously, seeking an attempt-to-murder charge against Bainsla.
He told reporters that he would have gone to the police himself had he known about the incident earlier. The family has also questioned the circumstances surrounding the collision and Bainsla’s decision to leave the scene.
Sia has separately challenged Bainsla’s account of the incident. In a video statement reported on September 15, she questioned his explanation that the bikers were repeatedly overtaking his car and changing their speed.
Her account is that the incident followed a confrontation on the road and that the car came into contact with her motorcycle after the driver had followed her.
Bainsla denies deliberately hitting the biker
Bainsla has publicly rejected the allegation that he intentionally hit Sia.
Speaking to the media, he said he was travelling with family members and encountered a group of bikers on Golf Course Road. He claimed that the riders were repeatedly overtaking his car and slowing down in front of it.
Bainsla said the collision happened while he was attempting to make a turn and that he could not control the vehicle in time. He has also disputed the interpretation of the viral video, saying the complete footage should be examined rather than an isolated clip.
He also said he did not initially realise that a woman was riding the motorcycle.
In another account reported by the Tribune, Bainsla said he left the scene because he feared that the group of bikers would attack him and his family. He admitted that the collision occurred but maintained that it was not deliberate.
Conflicting accounts remain under investigation
The case currently contains sharply different versions of what happened.
Sia and her family have portrayed the incident as deliberate and have sought stronger criminal action. Bainsla maintains that the collision was accidental and that he was trying to avoid the bikers.
The victim’s brother and lawyer have also alleged that there were four men in the car and claimed they were intoxicated and had behaved aggressively toward Sia before the collision. Those allegations have not been independently established and remain part of the family’s account of the incident.
Police are examining the available video and other evidence as they investigate the incident.
Reports on September 14 said multiple police teams were attempting to trace Bainsla. The Week also reported that although he had been identified in connection with the incident, he had not been named in the initial suo motu FIR.
What happens next
The immediate issue is whether investigators find sufficient evidence to support charges beyond those in the initial FIR.
An attempt-to-murder allegation is legally different from a demand made by the victim’s family. Whether such a section is added depends on the police investigation and the evidence available to establish the required criminal intent.
For now, the available reporting does not establish that the attempt-to-murder section has been formally added.
The investigation is continuing, while Bainsla’s denial and the biker’s account remain directly opposed.
This story may be updated as new information becomes available.
