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Originally Posted by rks What a terrible experience! Are these human beings or wild animals? All I can say is that I am very glad to have left Bangalore in 2005, after spending about 16 years there. Looks like I left at exactly the right time.
I would seriously like some equally violent characters to stage-manage an accident and then when these goons appear, shoot them all dead, with the same mercilessness that they displayed towards a helpless individual. Where was the police? I am ashamed to even call myself an Indian under these circumstances.
It is obvious that the dealer sized up the situation and took advantage of it. People might have guessed that Sunson is an NRI and to add to that, he apparently had an IT company badge. That is the green signal for the locals to turn up the harassment. |
Sir the condition is pretty much the same all across the country. There are wild animals everywhere, in human disguise. Its just a matter of time place and circumstance. Why do you think people flee the spot in case of an accident anywhere in India, because mob fury has no brains. Unfortunately Samson couldnt run or escape because of his circumstances. If you are ashamed to call yourself an Indian, i guess, unfortunately, you are left with only 2 options. Either you will remain so(ashamed as an Indian) all your life or change your opinion considering that we also have good samaritans like the man who whisked samson out of the mob fury. Nothing is going to change in this country atleast in our lifetime. We will just have more educated and uncultured people.
Samson, I fully sympathize wth you. Your fault or not, its bad to be lynched by a mobbed. I feel that you are left with only 2 options.
First, if you think you can go the distance with the legal process, with the dealer using outside pressure, etc, then go for it. If you do decide upon this course of action then you may also consider using the media(press/tv). Sham the dealer in public(if you can handle the backlash too). No dealer will want bad press.. and he may agree to an out of court settlement. Again, there is no guarantee that he wont get back at you after the dust settles. For that you too must have good contacts to broker a good deal. Or you may end up going the legal way whole hog... but it will haunt you for years. I again state that nothing will compensate for your grief or pain or suffering but please see through this leaving your emotions aside.
The second option, an out of court settlement with the dealer.
The problem is, if you do this, you still face police charges(possibly of), rash & negligent driving, causing harm and injury due to rash & negligent driving, causing property damage due to rash & negligent driving, etc....
Also, if you do an out of court settlement with the dealer, it will weaken your case against the state, since the dealer will get a clean chit that his vehicle was in good condition(by paying his way through the system). I guess there is nothing much left of it anyways, so im not sure how they will ascertain vehicle fault or not. Make no mistake that if it becomes a matter of reputation, then the dealer will go to any length to save his.
Im not a legal expert, but ive seen a lot of such cases and have pretty much seen how the law turns.
Lastly, do make sure that your lawyer is really good with the advice he gives you and that he can really investigate this case to the hilt and doesnt miss a thing. During my case i had a real dumb@$$ lawyer, but somehow I won it. Fortunately it wasnt as serious as yours.
Good luck buddy and hope you shine through this, if you are right to start with!