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Time of India
4 days ago
- Time of India
Two collisions, both fatal, but Ahmedabad cops take different legal routes
1 2 3 Ahmedabad: Two crashes. Two sets of lives lost. Yet the legal paths taken by the police in each case are strikingly disparate. It could mean the difference between languishing in jail for a decade or just two years. Within three days of each other, a municipal truck driver in Jamalpur killed one man, while a teen motorist in Nehrunagar killed two scooter riders. But the charges they face under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita tell two very different stories. On Aug 7, E Division traffic police booked a municipal garbage truck driver for culpable homicide not amounting to murder. The FIR says 51-year-old Yasin Barafwala died after the truck, allegedly speeding through Jamalpur Pagathia, ploughed into several parked vehicles before hitting him. The driver, Rahul Parmar, did not have a valid licence and drove recklessly. He was charged under the new BNS provision, replacing IPC Section 304 Part II, where the accused is believed to have acted with knowledge that their conduct was likely to cause death. Conviction could mean up to 10 years behind bars. By contrast, on Aug 10, N Division traffic police booked 20-year-old Rohan Soni under the lesser charge of causing death by negligent driving after his speeding car fatally struck two scooter riders in Nehrunagar. This provision, akin to IPC Section 304A, applies when death results from rash or negligent acts without knowledge of likely fatal consequences. It carries a maximum of two years' imprisonment, or a fine, or both. You Can Also Check: Ahmedabad AQI | Weather in Ahmedabad | Bank Holidays in Ahmedabad | Public Holidays in Ahmedabad In both incidents, witnesses and CCTV footage reportedly indicate that the accused allegedly drove at high speed in public areas, leading to loss of life. Yet the differing charges mean the potential prison terms for the accused vary dramatically — from a decade to just two years. While E Division treated the truck driver's actions as "showing knowledge of likely fatal consequences", N Division charged Soni with only "negligence" , despite witness accounts, CCTV footage and his past record of traffic violations. Stay updated with the latest local news from your city on Times of India (TOI). Check upcoming bank holidays , public holidays , and current gold rates and silver prices in your area.
Global News
20-05-2025
- Global News
B.C. RCMP working on Amber Alert-style system for adults
A Chilliwack mother whose daughter went missing in 2021 says the B.C. government and RCMP's E Division has told her it is working on developing a public assistance alert system for adults. Alina Durham's daughter, Shaelene Keeler Bell, went missing in 2021. Her body was found in the Fraser River more than four months later. Durham said she reached out to Garry Begg, the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, about developing a missing adult alert system and he asked her to send his office a proposal. 'My proposal was that we take the AMBER Alert that's already in place and we change a wording in it so that it says victim,' Durham said. 'So that would apply to children who are abducted or in imminent danger or an adult who could be abducted or in imminent danger.' Tweet This Click to share quote on Twitter: "So that would apply to children who are abducted or in imminent danger or an adult who could be abducted or in imminent danger." Story continues below advertisement She said she received a response on May 12 asking her to reach out to B.C.'s RCMP missing person's division and now something is in the works. 'Basically at the end of the day I'd like to see the Canada Alert Ready system used,' Durham added. 2:12 Tragic ending for missing B.C. seniors prompts renewed calls for Silver Alert system Sam Noh, whose father Shin Noh went missing in September 2013 and never returned, has been an advocate for the creation of a 'Silver Alert' system that would notify communities to the disappearance of a senior, particularly one with dementia. He co-founded the group, BC Silver Alert. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy However, there has never been any official alert system in place, other than AMBER Alerts, which are for children who are believed to have been abducted. The BC NDP promised to develop a Silver Alert system when it formed government in 2020, commanding then Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth to oversee its development in his 2020 mandate letter. Story continues below advertisement However, a system has still not been put in place. In the letter to Durham, it stated that RCMP's Missing Persons Centre is 'actively working' on the development of a public assistance alert system in the province. 'This initiative is focused on adults or children who go missing and may be vulnerable due to cognitive impairment or other health-related concerns,' the letter stated. 'It's a major step forward in enhancing our response to these cases, and your support reinforces the importance of this work.' Durham said she is happy she received a response. 'I would like to see everybody included,' Durham said. 'I get tired of the segregating and the making more of what it really is, right? 'You know, at the end of the day, it's a safety measure and it's peace of mind for families, like myself, when my daughter went missing.' Tweet This Click to share quote on Twitter: "You know, at the end of the day, it's a safety measure and it's peace of mind for families, like myself, when my daughter went missing." She said her daughter, who was 23 years old, had never gone missing before and Durham would have liked an alert to have been issued in that case, especially if the circumstances around the missing person were suspicious or out of character. 'It keeps our community safe, we all work together, it takes a village,' Durham said. Story continues below advertisement 'When I got my letter back, I was very, very happy because we have to start somewhere, and it's a start. And so if we even start with this alert, right, for adults and seniors and adults with some cognitive issues, it's start.
