Who is Rakshit Ravish Chaurasia, Drunk Vadodara Brat Behind Horrific Car Crash On Holi Eve

Vadodara: A drunk driving incident has surfaced from Gujarat's Vadodara where a speeding Volkswagen rammed into a two wheeler and several other vehicles. A woman, who was on a scooty, died on the spot while four others were injured. The incident took place on Holi eve in Vadodara's Karelibagh area. The accused, identified as Rakshit Ravish Chaurasia, has been arrested and an FIR has been registered in the case.

Who is Rakshit Ravish Chaurasia?

Rakshit Ravish Chaurasia, the youth behind the wheels, is a student of Law Faculty at MSU. According to initial reports, he was driving the car in an inebriated state when his vehicle rammed into multiple vehicles. He was accompanied by Meet Pranshu Chauhan who is the student of Parul University.

Rakshit originally hails frỏm Varanasi and was driving his friend Meet's car when it lost control and hit multiple vehicles. The two youths were coming from Sangam and going towards Muktanand circle, according to police.

Soon after the accident, Rakshit Chaurasia came out of the vehicle and started shouting “Another Round, Another… Nikita… Om Namah Shivay…” as he appeared completely drunk, and unaware of what he has done. His friend, Meet Pranshu Chauhan, who got down the vehicle before Rakshit, said that Mera kuch nahi hai, vo chala raha tha (I'm not at fault, he was driving the vehicle). The duo were returning after attending a Holi dahan event.

What Rakshit Chaurasia said in his first statement 

Later in a statement, Rakshit Chaurasia spoke about the horrific crash, and said that he was returning home from his friend's place when their car hit the scooty. As soon as it hit the vehicle, the airbags popped out and he couldn't see anything. Since it's a modern car, even a little impact can open the airbags, he added.

Rakshit Chaurasia denied that he was intoxicated and expressed his concern for the woman who died in the incident saying he would like to meet the family as soon as he's released.

Speaking on the matter, Panna Momaya, Zone-4 DCP said, “Yesterday's horrific hit and run in Karelibaugh is a case of over speeding. The accused was arrested from the spot. Different teams have been formed to investigate the same. The FSL team has collected necessary samples from the site. Blood samples have also been collected. We are also going to analyse the whereabouts of the accused and his friend of the entire day. Drunk driving angle will also be probed. FIR against the accused has been filed (charger with section 105 of BNS).”

The accused were held the bystanders and eyewitnesses and later handed over to police.