Torn between grief & bills, says mother of 5-yr-old killed in BMW hit-&-run

Time of India

3 days ago

Noida: Tanzeela Khatoon's life has been upended by grief as she tends to her critically injured husband while mourning the loss of her five-year-old daughter and 20-year-old brother in a hit-and-run crash involving a BMW on Sunday.
"I am praying for my husband's recovery," she said. "But one sad news after another has shaken my faith. I haven't even had the time to grieve properly for my daughter, and now my brother is gone too."
With her husband, Gul Mohammad, admitted at Delhi's Safdarjung hospital, Tanzeela says she has just been running between the hospital and home.
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On Saturday evening, Tanzeela had sat holding Ayaat in her arms as the child writhed in pain—a throbbing earache had left her nauseous.
"Ayaat kept crying the whole evening. So, when my husband came home around 9pm, he decided to take her to the hospital. Who knew she'd never return? Her siblings keep asking about her, and I don't know what to say," Tanzeela added.
Ayaat, who had started attending a local Anganwadi school a few months ago, died on the spot after the BMW, allegedly driven by a 20-year-old man under the influence of alcohol, crashed into Gul's scooter near Child PGI in Sector 30 around 12.20am on Sunday as they were returning home from the hospital.
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Gul and Raza, who had also accompanied them to the hospital, were critically injured as the scooter was dragged for nearly 100 metres due to the impact of the collision.
In the FIR, police said Gul had approached a U-turn near the hospital from the wrong side on his scooter when the BMW rammed it. Yash Sharma (20) of Sector 37, who was behind the wheel, and Abhishek Rawat (22) of Sector 70, who was accompanying him in the car, were arrested on Sunday within hours of the crash.
On Monday, the two men got out on bail.
"They killed two people and walked free in 24 hours. How is that justice?" Tanzeela's younger brother, Masoom, asked. "If this is the value of a poor person's life, what are we supposed to believe? These rich people can buy their way out while we lose everything."
Masoom also flagged delays in Raza's treatment at the hospital.
"When Raza and my brother-in-law were taken to the hospital, they didn't get immediate medical help.
We were told to first deposit money. How could we arrange Rs 1-2 lakh in the middle of the night? Every moment mattered."
Raza, who suffered fractures to his head, leg, and hands, had slipped into a coma during treatment and died on Sunday night. While Gul's condition is said to be stable, he has yet to regain full consciousness.
"Doctors say he may have ruptured his eardrum and needs to undergo surgery," Tanzeela said. With Gul bedridden, she fears for the future of her family.
"He is the sole breadwinner. We have three children to feed. I don't know how we'll survive," she said.
Ten years ago, when the couple had come to Noida, Gul had taken up odd jobs before starting to work as a plumber at under-construction housing projects. As the couple found their footing, Tanzeela's brothers, Raza and Masoom, came to live with them at their small one-room set-up at Sadarpur's Khajoor colony.
After the couple's youngest son was born six months ago, the family had started to plan Raza's wedding.
"Raza had started working as a tailor some months ago. He was like a child to me. We had started looking for a suitable match. There was excitement in the family. But it feels like fate has wiped it all away," Tanzeela said.