Late gangster Atiq Ahmad's son Abaan died in an accident on Thursday. Pappu Yadav and Deepak Yadav, eyewitnesses to the highway accident, narrated the horror and detailed the last moments of Abaan.
Deepak said that he stopped to consume pan masala when a calf suddenly appeared on the highway. A bike was passing by the site when a high-speed car coming from the Kanpur side on the Jhansi-Kanpur Highway lost control in a bid to save them both.
The bike was saved, but while trying to save the calf, the car lost control and hit the divider, sustaining huge damage.
Deepak, Pappu, and others ran to the car and saw Abaan inside in a badly wounded condition. Deepak said that Abaan was pleading for help, repeatedly yelling, "Save me!" People tried to pull him out, but the car's dilapidated condition made it difficult.
In order to free him, the villagers called for a tyre lever and a crowbar (iron rod). They broke the glass and somehow pulled him out. They laid him down on the road, and then pulled out the other injured person. Police officers arrived at the scene immediately upon receiving the information. Both victims died shortly afterwards.
Villagers, police rescue three injured
The car was driven by Jahad, the son-in-law of Abaan's maternal aunt. Abaan was sitting in the front seat next to him. Other victims were seated in the back seat.
The car collided with a divider on one side, trapping Abaan and Sonu, who were sitting on the same side in the back seat. Jahad, on the driving seat, sustained serious injuries and was put on a ventilator.
The other two occupants, Omar and Ahjam, who were sitting in the back seat with Sonu, were also injured, but are out of danger.
Car speed at 100 kmph
According to eyewitnesses, the car was travelling at a speed of over 100 kilometres per hour. When the driver saw the calf and tried to save it, the car went out of control, resulting in the accident.
When villagers pulled the injured out, they discovered that none of the car occupants was wearing seat belts. The car did have airbags, but they failed to deploy in time, worsening the severity of the accident.
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After receiving information about the incident, Atiq Ahmed's fourth son, Ahjam, who reached Jhansi late in the evening with some of his relatives and acquaintances, first inquired about the well-being of the injured and talked to them about the incident.
He then requested that his two elder brothers, Umad and Ali, who are imprisoned in Lucknow and Jhansi jails, be allowed to attend his brother's funeral. Lawyers have begun legal process for parole.