Gurugram hit-and-run update: Accused Kalyan Bainsla not named in FIR despite police manhunt, report claims

Kalyan Bainsla, the accused in the Sunday hit-and-run case of a woman biker, Sia, at the Golf Course Road in Haryana's Gurugram, has not been named in the suo motu FIR filed by the Sector 56 Police Station.

More specifically, though Bainsla has been identified, he has not been named in the FIR, which instead names the accused as unknown, an NDTV India report said on Monday.

It added that the case against him was filed by Gurugram Police ASI Kuldeep Singh, who had taken cognisance of the viral video showing the white sedan—that Bainsla had been driving—sideswiping Sia's bike, causing her to fall onto the road before it rushed away.

The report also pointed out that the charges filed against him were minor—sections 125 (negligent driving) and 281 (criminal intimidation) under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.

Under Section 125, a case can be filed for recklessly or rashly endangering the life or safety of the victim. If the victim suffers a serious injury, the offender can face a maximum sentence of three years' imprisonment, a fine of ₹10,000, or both.

Under Section 281, a bailable case can be filed for negligent or dangerous driving on a public road with the penalty being a maximum of six months in jail, a fine of ₹10,000, or both.

Though Bainsla has admitted the collision did take place, he told the media that it was "not intentional", that he had not known the bike rider was a woman, and that the full video would reveal what actually happened.

He is reportedly absconding, due to which three police teams are trying to track him down.

Sia, who had recorded the incident from a rider-facing dashcam on her bike, claimed that a man in the white sedan had made gestures at her before charging forward and ramming into her bike from the side.

The impact threw her off the bike onto the road, after which the two-wheeler is seen skidding for a few feet before coming to a halt, as the sedan sped off.

Sia's father has sought attempt to murder charges, as per a Times of India report, while both her brother and lawyer have claimed that Bainsla was one among four drunk men in the white sedan, that the four had made "abusive gestures" before sideswiping her bike, and that she would be taking legal action.