Bhopal Holi Tragedy: Court Awards 10-Year Jail Term To Driver Who Ran Over 27-Year-Old

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The District and Sessions Court has convicted a man, awarding 10 years' imprisonment in a Holi festival dispute that led to a death in Subhash Colony under the Ashoka Garden police station area.According to public prosecutor PN Rajput, on March 14, 2025, a 27-year-old youth, Shailendra Singh aka Appu, a resident of Subhash Colony, was celebrating Holi with his friends near Ruchi Restaurant in the Ashoka Garden area. While he and his friends were dancing and celebrating, some Holi colour splashed onto a passing loaded pickup van. The driver of the vehicle, identified as Rahul Lodhi, got extremely enraged as the colours fell on his vehicle. The driver stopped the pickup van and confronted the group of friends.The verbal argument quickly turned violent. In a fit of rage, the driver drove his vehicle directly at Shailendra Singh, running him over and dragging him under the vehicle for nearly 200 to 300 metres before fleeing the scene. Shailendra sustained critical internal injuries and was rushed to a nearby private hospital by his friends. However, he succumbed to his injuries.Bhopal Sculptor Nidhi Chopra, Ravindra Roy Receive National Art Awards By President Droupadi Murmu | VIDEO