Mumbai: Heart patient has jaw break, brow crack as biker speeds on

Shweta Hattangady 51 was on a routine evening stroll in a quiet lane in Vile Parle East on Gudi Padwa day April 6 when a reckless biker came out of nowhere and crashed into her The impact of the collision was so huge that Hattangady fell flat on her face and started bleeding profuselyHattangadys husband said that the biker Vishal Gaikwad was trying to escape but could not as Gudi Padwa revellers caught him and handed him over to the police The victims kin however are particularly aggrieved at Gaikwad being granted bail while Hattangady suffers in painThe victims spouse Gopalkrishna Hattangady 59 said that some persons rushed to the spot upon hearing the noise Shweta has fractured her jaw and broken her nose The bone above her right eye was broken too She was first rushed to one hospital by passersby where they tried to stop the bleeding and is now in a hospital in Vile Parle West After days in the Intensive Care Unit ICU she has just been shifted to the general ward he saidMy wife goes for a walk every day and chooses one of the quieter lanes She has suffered three heart attacks recently and has even had an angioplasty On Saturday she started her walk at approximately 515 pm just as the afternoon heat had lost some of its sting said a distraught Gopalkrishna who works as a clerk in a bankThe victim lost much blood at the site of the accident itself Luckily a neighbour who happened to know that she has had an angioplasty informed the doctor Otherwise they may have given her medication that is contraindicated said the husband adding She was grievously hurt and was suffering so much I thought I had lost her It was certain that she had been flung and fallen on her face because of the speed of the bikeAlso ReadRoad accident takes another life The head of NELTAS English school dies in an unfortunate accidentHusband questions bikers dadFor Gopalkrishna hospital expenses have mounted to lakhs More than the money my wife is suffering for no fault of hers She has lost two teeth The subinspector at the police station where the FIR is lodged also said that Gaikwad must have been speeding only then can there be such an impact he said The bikers father and brother met Gopalkrishna after the accident when he asked them Would you have pardoned the biker if the victim was your wife or sisterGopalkrishna said their daughter who has just finished her college exams is looking after her mother along with the victims brother who has come down from Chhatisgarh We are all prayingAn emotional Anand Shirali Andheri resident said that he could not control his tears on seeing his cousin Shweta being an unfortunate victim of such brazen highspeed riding in an inside alley of Vile Parle What Shirali is especially bitter about is that the culprit is out on bail while she continues to suffer like thisLocal resident Siddhesh Pawar who was among the people who took the victim to the hospital after the shrill screech of brakes alerted them said The Sant Janabai Road seems to have become some kind of expressway for bikers I was getting ready to join a Gudi Padwa rally when I heard the sound I rushed to the site and took the woman to the hospital Somebody needs to be accountable and take responsibility for the accidents occurring on this road Gopalkrishna who has been running around since the day of the accident said My wife should be home in a week after which she will need extensive care After what she has been through her recovery is nothing short of a miracleAlso ReadMumbais Killer Roads Bad road plan makes Kandivli a deadly stretchBail by policeWe have nabbed the accused aged 20 according to the FIR and checked all documents related to the motorcycle he was riding He was later released on bail since the sections imposed on him are bailable said a police officer privy to the investigation After collecting all the evidences related to the case the cops will file a chargesheet to get Gaikwad convictedThe bikers father Govind Gaikwad said that he too was mad at his son I hit him after the accident and will continually advise him never to ride in this fashion again I am not in a position to help the family financially we live in a hutment I in fact took ill because of all the tension this accident has caused I was admitted to the hospital with Blood Pressure BP and high sugar and have just returned from home he saidAlso ReadDespite clever disguise cops track down hitandrun biker at Bhendi BazaarCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates