Dehradun: After her son died in a hit-and-run case in Dehradun more than two years back, a grieving mother took it upon herself to gather evidence against the accused. While she did all the hard work to find the suspect in the case, she was once again let down by the system.
The woman Lalita Chowdhury had lost her son in a road accident on February 16, 2024. At the time of the accident, the 18-year-old was trying to cross the road when he was hit by a dumper truck. The boy was pursuing graduation at the time of his death. In fact, on the day of his death, he was about to appear for a Uttar Pradesh Police recruitment exam.
FIR was filed days later in the case
As though the tragedy was not cruel enough, the response of the police further left them anguished, India Today reported. The deceased is survived by his mother and sister. While a FIR was filed on February 19 of the same year, Lalita accused the police of not taking any prompt action to catch the accused. She further alleged that the police instead behaved rudely with her.
It was then that Lalita decided to find out the culprit herself. Soon, she started a journey that was not going to be easy for her. For nearly two months, she collected CCTV footage from the site where the accident took place and other areas. She collected evidence day in and day out to find out what might have happened on the fateful night.
What happened next?
Through her shared efforts, Lalita zeroed in on one vehicle that she felt was behind the incident and shared her information to the police. However, to her dismay, the police closed the case on September 2025, alleging a lack of leads in the case. Lalita claims the accused would have been caught had the police persuaded her case. She has sought justice for her son relentlessly for the last two years.