Buffalo 'Haunts' Indian Driver 28 Years After Its Death
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A judicial magistrate has ordered a driver to be present in court or face arrest for non-compliance with the court's directions.
An elderly man in India's Uttar Pradesh state has received a court summons for killing a buffalo some three decades ago.
Acchan was in his late 50s when he mistakenly hit a buffalo cart 28 years ago in Bareilly town.
He says the incident occurred at night, when the buffalo cart took a sudden turn on the road.
Acchan, now suffering from paralysis, retired as a state transport driver about 20 years ago.
Acchan was in his late 50s when he mistakenly hit a buffalo cart 28 years ago in Bareilly town.
He says the incident occurred at night, when the buffalo cart took a sudden turn on the road.
Acchan, now suffering from paralysis, retired as a state transport driver about 20 years ago.
He was in tears when he saw policemen bring the summons to him even so many years after the unexpected incident took place, media reported on Thursday. He believes the 1994 incident has returned to haunt him.
On Monday, a police team from the Bareilly area of the Raisen district reached his Barabanki city-located house and handed over the summons.
The police asked Acchan to show up at the court on the due date.
Recalling the unfortunate night, the pensioner said he had worked as a driver for Uttar Pradesh Transport Department. "I was driving at night when a buffalo cart took a sudden turn. The brakes did not function and there was a crash, killing the buffalo."
Acchan, however, admits, it was nobody but himself who had innocently rushed to the Faridpur Police Station that night to report the incident.
On Monday, a police team from the Bareilly area of the Raisen district reached his Barabanki city-located house and handed over the summons.
The police asked Acchan to show up at the court on the due date.
Recalling the unfortunate night, the pensioner said he had worked as a driver for Uttar Pradesh Transport Department. "I was driving at night when a buffalo cart took a sudden turn. The brakes did not function and there was a crash, killing the buffalo."
Acchan, however, admits, it was nobody but himself who had innocently rushed to the Faridpur Police Station that night to report the incident.
