Gujarat: Young man dies after stray dog-triggered accident, booked for causing ‘his own death’
A Gujarat man who died after a stray dog-triggered accident was booked for causing his own death (Image: Dall-E)
A bizarre case of a stray dog-triggered accident has come to light from Vaso taluka of Kheda district in Gujarat, where a young man who died following the accident was booked for causing his own death.
32-year-old Hitesh Mistri, a resident of Pij village, was riding his motorbike from Nadiad to Pij on 26 January. Near Tundel village, close to Shreeji Villa Society, a stray dog suddenly darted across the road. Hitesh tried to avoid colliding with the dog and, in the process, his motorcycle skidded off the road.
Hitesh sustained serious injuries to his left leg and other parts of his body. He was first rushed to a private hospital in Nadiad, from where he was shifted to a CT scan centre and later readmitted to the same hospital. A surgery was performed on his left leg on 29 January.
However, his condition deteriorated soon after the procedure and he developed breathing difficulties. There was no ventilator immediately available at the hospital, following which he was referred to Ahmedabad Civil Hospital. He was admitted to the hospital in the early hours of 30 January, where he passed away at around 11 am.
His younger brother Ravi filed a complaint at Vaso police station. As there was no other vehicle involved, police records have listed Hitesh as the accused for negligent driving under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Motor Vehicles Act. Vaso police said a case has been registered and an inquiry is under way, including scrutiny of treatment records from both hospitals.
Editor’s note
What makes this case even more troubling is the selective silence that follows. A man is dead because of a stray dog, yet the legal system finds it easier to book him than to question the circumstances that led to the accident. Was he expected to anticipate a stray dog suddenly darting onto a public road? Rabies is not the only concern when it comes to stray dog menace.
More importantly, who speaks for accountability when dog lovers insist on absolute protection for strays but refuse to acknowledge the risks such unchecked presence poses to ordinary citizens? This case raises an uncomfortable question: when human lives are lost in avoidable incidents, is responsibility still to be deflected, or will those who champion the cause of stray dogs also accept the consequences of the hazards created in the process?
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