Jaipur: Actress-turned-politician Hema Malini’s driver was today detained and an FIR was filed against him for rash driving and causing death by negligence in connection with last night’s accident in which a four-year-old girl was killed and five others including the the BJP MP were injured.
Ramesh Chand, who was driving Hema’s Mercedes that collided with another car, has been detained for interrogation at Kotwali Thana, SHO Dilip Singh said.
Hanuman Mahajan, who lost his daughter in the accident in Dausa, 60 km from here, and was among the four injured, filed an FIR with the Kotwali Police Station there against Ramesh.
The FIR was lodged against the driver, who hails from Vrindavan, under various sections of IPC including 279 (rash driving) and 304 (A) (causing death by negligence) in the wee hours, SHO said.
He said both the vehicles were seized and a probe was on. “It is to be ascertained how the accident occurred and who was at fault,” he said, adding there were three persons in Mercedes– Hema Malini, her PA and driver, while five persons including two children, two women and the complainant Hanuman Mahajan were in the other car.
