{
  "id": 16139568,
  "title": "Bhopal Holi Tragedy: Court Awards 10-Year Jail Term To Driver Who Ran Over 27-Year-Old",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/bhopal-holi-tragedy-court-awards-10-year-jail-term-to-driver-who-ran",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T01:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/bhopal-holi-tragedy-court-awards-10-year-jail-term-to-driver-who-ran-over-27-year-old"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On March 14, 2025, in Subhash Colony under the Ashoka Garden police station area in Bhopal, a tragic incident occurred during Holi celebrations. A 27-year-old youth, Shailendra Singh, was playing with friends when some Holi color splashed onto a passing pickup van driven by Rahul Lodhi. Enraged by the incident, the driver confronted the group of young people. The verbal dispute quickly escalated into a violent altercation. Fueled by rage, the driver intentionally drove his vehicle into Shailendra, dragging him under the van for approximately 200 to 300 meters before abandoning the scene. Shailendra sustained severe internal injuries. Despite his friends rushing him to a nearby private hospital, he succumbed to his injuries. The District and Sessions Court has convicted the driver and sentenced him to 10 years in prison.",
  "summary": "Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The District and Sessions Court has convicted a man, awarding 10 years' imprisonment in a Holi festival dispute that led to a death in Subhash Colony under the Ashoka Garden police station area. According to public prosecutor PN Rajput, on March 14, 2025, a 27-year-old youth, Shailendra Singh aka Appu, a resident of Subhash Colony, was celebrating Holi with his friends…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}