Nagpur tragedy: Husband ties wife’s body to bike after truck runs over her, no one stops to help during rain

A man tied his wife’s body to his motorcycle and drove home after failing to get help following a road accident on the Nagpur–Madhya Pradesh highway near Deolapar on August 9. Police said a speeding truck hit their motorcycle and ran over the woman before fleeing. The incident came to light after a video of the man riding with the body went viral on social media.

Deolapar police in Nagpur rural received information about an accident on a forested stretch of the highway. However, when they reached the spot, there was no vehicle or injured person present.

Viral video leads to identification

Police said they had filmed the video before intercepting the two-wheeler. Nagpur city, rural, and highway police coordinated to trace the rider after he did not stop near Khumari Toll Naka. He was later found at his home.


The man was identified as Amit Bumra Yadav, 36, from Lonara near Nagpur under Koradi police limits. He hails from Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh. His wife, Gyarshi Yadav, 35, was the accident victim.

Police said Amit and Gyarshi were travelling from Lonara to their native village Karanpur in Lakhnadon, Madhya Pradesh, when a speeding truck hit their motorcycle between 2.30pm and 3.00pm near Deolapar. Gyarshi fell on the road, where the truck ran over her before speeding away. Amit sustained injuries in the crash.

No help from passing vehicles

Although Amit pleaded for help from passing motorists, none of them stopped. With heavy rain and no assistance, he tied his wife’s body to the motorcycle’s pillion seat and rode back towards Lonara.

A police van later intercepted him and took the body to Indira Gandhi Medical College in Nagpur for a post-mortem. “The body has been sent for post-mortem, and we are awaiting the report to register a case,” said SP Rural Harssh A Poddar.

Police have registered a case under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and Additional SP Anil Mhaske is supervising the investigation.

(Inputs from PTI & TOI)