MUMBAI: A 19-year-old girl seated pillion on a friend’s motorcycle lost her life when he couldn’t control his speed and they both fell while trying to avoid hitting a stray dog at Malad West. The Bangur Nagar Police registered an FIR against the motorcyclist.Sidra Shaikh, the victim, worked at a BPO in Malad West since last year. She lived with her family at Andheri. On Feb 28, she was on duty from 3 pm to 1 am on March 1. She called up her mother around 12.45 am on March 1 and told her to keep some dinner. Her mother asked what she would like to eat but Shaikh did not mention anything in particular.At 1.45, her mother got another phone call. The caller said his name was Aniket and that he and Shaikh had been hurt in a road-related crash. He asked Shaikh’s mother to come to the Babasaheb Ambedkar Hospital in Kandivali. At 2.15 am, Shaikh was pronounced dead at the hospital. Aniket met her family at the hospital and told them that he and Shaikh were returning on his motorcycle after purchasing cigarettes around 1.15 am. They were on the stretch connecting Toyota showroom junction to Back Road at Malad West when a stray dog appeared before the motorcycle. The road was partially dug up and barricades had been put up. While trying to avoid hitting the dog, Aniket couldn’t control his speed and they both fell. Shaikh suffered head injuries and bled profusely. Aniket also suffered injuries to his hands, back and head. He stopped an auto and rushed Shaikh to the hospital but she did not survive.Based on a statement given by Shaikh’s mother, police registered an FIR against Aniket for negligence.
