One year since Rakshit's accident on the night of Holi Victims' families pay tribute to Hemaliben, husband says, 'I lost my wife and the accused is running out'

On the one-year anniversary of the incident that took place on the night of Holi in the year 2025 in the Karelibaug area of Vadodara city, all the victims' families gathered at the place where the incident took place and paid tribute to the deceased Hemaliben and demanded justice for all the victims, including Hemaliben. 'I lost an important part of my family' Hemali Patel's husband Purab Patel said, "I only know how I have spent this one year. What has happened to us is completely wrong. I can't put into words what I have been through in the last 10 months. I had a lot of injuries on my body, due to which I had to undergo 7 to 8 surgeries. To be honest, I am still facing these challenges, both physically and mentally. The biggest grief is that I have lost an important part of my family (my wife) who is no longer with me. 'Many families like us are suffering the pain of one mistake' They further said that the person who committed the crime, Rakshit, is now roaming free. My only request to the judiciary and the police is that he should be punished as strictly and as soon as possible. It is very sad for us that he has not been punished even after a year. I want the court to cancel his bail and give him a punishment that will set an example in the future. Traffic rules should also be strict so that no one is afraid of drunken or reckless driving. Many families like ours are still suffering because of this. He took 8 people by the arm and threw them like football On the night of March 13, 2025, a drunk car driver hit eight people and threw them like a football near Muktananda Circle in Karelibaug area of Vadodara city. The woman, identified as Hemaliben Patel, died on the spot while her husband Purab Patel sustained serious injuries. A total of 7 people, including a child and a child, were injured in the incident. After the accident, the police arrested the accused, Rakshit Ravish Chaurasia (Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh) and registered a case of culpable homicide. Rakshit shouted ANOTHER ROUND after causing the accident After the accident, Rakshit got down from the car and started shouting 'Another Round'. Apart from this, she is also known as 'Nikita Mary...' He was also shouting. After that, another round and a mystery was created about Nikita. The presence of marijuana was found in the blood sample After the accident in Karelibaug area, blood samples of accused Rakshit Chaurasia, Pranshu Chauhan and Suresh Bharwad were taken. His blood samples were sent to FSL. In the report, the presence of ganja was found in the blood samples of Rakshit, Pranshu and Suresh. Therefore, a case was registered against the trio under Section 27A of the NDPS Act at Karelibaug police station. All three were named as accused. At the time of the accident, the speed of Rakshit's car was found to be 140 In the incident, 3 safety officers of the Volkswagen company's Pune-based plant came to Vadodara and took the data of the car. The data was sent to Germany. At the time of the accident, the dongle of the car was connected to the MY VW app of Pranshu's mobile. Therefore, it is learned that the police have obtained the report of that as well. The speed of the car was 140 knots. Earlier, the accused Rakshit had filed a regular bail application in the court. Judge Prashant Narendra Kumar Rawal, the sixth additional sessions judge of the Vadodara court, rejected the regular bail plea of the accused after hearing the arguments of both the lawyers. Rakshit then filed a bail application in the Gujarat High Court, which was granted by the High Court.