The District and Sessions Court of Bhopal has ordered a compensation of ₹1.26 crore, with 6% annual interest, to the family of Vitesh Rathore, an area manager at a private finance company, who tragically lost his life in a road accident in 2023.
Judge Prahlad Singh Kamethia issued the judgment, holding both the truck driver and the truck’s owner along with the insurance company liable for the accident. Advocate LB Yadav, representing the petitioners, detailed that Rathore was riding his bike around 3:00 PM on September 6, 2023, when a truck (bearing registration number MP-09 HH 6722) hit him at Bichhadhta turn, under the jurisdiction of Shahpura police station.
Rathore sustained severe head injuries and succumbed to them at the scene. The compensation seeks to provide relief to the bereaved family of the deceased.
