Mumbai horror | ‘Slapped, strangled, run over by car’ seriously injured girlfriend shares harrowing ordeal
Mumbai shocker: Violence against daughter and women’s of the nation is increasing with the each passing day which has become the serious and deeply concerning issue especially in Delhi, NRC and Mumbai. The violence against women can take place in various forms including physical, emotional, and economic abuse.
An uptick in such cases is a serious issue for society and is also raising questions on the law-and-order situation in the nation.
In a recent spine-chilling and horrifying incident from Mumbai’s Thane, a 26-year-old girlfriend shared harrowing ordeal of how an argument with man resulted in serious injuries to her.
In the distressing incident which unfolded on Monday, a 26-year-old woman was seriously injured after her boyfriend and his friends slapped, strangles, beat, hit and tried to run car over her after a party in Mumbai’s Thane.
The seriously injured woman, Priya Singh took to her social media handle to share the harrowing ordeal of how her boyfriend Ashwajit Gaikwad and his friends allegedly beaten her, tried to strangle her, and then asked driver to mow her down.
The horrific and dreadful incident pertains to Monday when Priya Singh received a call from her boyfriend asking her to join him at a family function.
Priya Singh took to her Instagram handle and shared a serious of pictures telling her harrowing ordeal. In her posts, she wrote, “Upon reaching there I met some friends and found that my boyfriend was behaving Strange. So l asked him if everything was fine and insisted him for us to talk in private.”
“I stepped out of the function and waited for him. He along with his friends came outside. I tried talking to him but his friend (Romil Patil) wouldn't let me do that instead started insulting me. This Further blew up into a heated argument. My boyfriend and his friend used abusive language to which I asked my boyfriend to defend me and not abuse which led to the start of something beyond my imagination.”
“My boyfriend slapped me, tried to strangle my neck, I tried to push him away he bit my hand, beat me, pulled my hair and his friend out of no where pushed me to the ground,” she added.
In next picture of her Instagram post, she added, “I immediately rushed to my boyfriend near his car to get my phone and bag (he had snatched my belongings during the fight and kept it in his car)”
“As soon as I reached to his Car (Range Rover Defender) I heard him Say "Uda de isko " to his driver (Sagar). His driver sped up the car and hit me from the left corner of the vehicle which got me to the ground and the Rear left wheel of the car went over my right leg.”
“I was left on the street in pain for around 30 mins all alone withoud my phone or any help. A passenger by saw me and informed the local police. This stranger stayed near me to help me.”
Priya Singh’s left leg is completely injured and she had undergone surgery and she suffered with bruises all over her body, arms, necks and stomach area.
She has been bedridden for minimum 3 to 4 months and after that also she will have to take support to walk for another 6 months.
Notably, Priya Singh and her boyfriend Ashwajit Gaikwad is a son of a senior bureaucrat Anil Gaikwad, Managing Director at the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation. Priya Singh and Ashwajit Gaikwad were in relationship from past 5 years and were well acquainted with each other families.
Such spine-chilling and frightening incidents raise concern about the safety of women in India.
- With inputs from agencies