Model cum actress Sonika Singh Chouhan passed away a few
days back after she met with a deadly road accident in Kolkata. Bengali actor
Vikram Chatterjee who was with the actress during the accident sustained
injuries.
Post the accident, an FIR was lodged against Vikram which
includes IPC Sections 304A (causing death by negligence), 279 (rash driving),
338 (causing grievous hurt by an act endangering the life or personal safety of
others) and 427 (mischief causing damage).
Vikram spoke media for the first time after the accident.
During the press meet, the actor even broke down mourning his friend's death.
"How many of you have had the misfortune of losing a friend who was the
closest to you? To see her bleed from all over, to admit her to the emergency?
If you have had that experience, you will know how painful it is. Sonika was
very very dear to me — amar khub kaachher chhilo. She was an important part of
my life and losing her hasn't been easy on me too. I am aware that my pain
today in incomparable to that of her parents but since the time I have realised
what is happening outside, I have been feeling devastated. I don't have the
desire to earn sympathy nor do I need it but I wholeheartedly wish she was here
today, even if it was at the cost of me not living on this planet. If I had
perished in the car crash, I wouldn't be regretting."
He added, "I didn't step out of the hospital since that
fateful night. The reason, only doctors will be able to tell you all. Yes, I
was admitted later but those who were attending to me while I was undergoing
stitches on my head, told me I should be admitted immediately. Honestly, at
that point, I didn't even think of myself. Throughout, I wanted to be beside
Sonika in whichever way I could. It was only after my family reached the
hospital that I was convinced in admitting myself to seek treatment. And by
that time, Sonika had passed away. She was not there for more than an hour.
Since the time I regained my senses, I have been wanting to talk but I wasn't
allowed to. First, the doctors said, I am reeling under stress and shouldn't
talk much. Amar naki kotha bola barun. Ami naki stress nite parbo na. Secondly,
my family."
He further also told that he knows whatever he says won't
prove anything but police investigation will assuredly reveal the truth.
"My first duty was to surrender in court which I did. My second
responsibility is to record a detailed statement in front of the police.
Whether I was at fault or not, the investigation will reveal but at the end of
the day, since I was in the driver's seat, the car's responsibility was mine. I
cannot explain where it hurts. I am not being able to compensate for the loss
and the helplessness is overbearing. It was not speeding that caused the
accident. If it were, I would have owned up to it. But then again, what I say,
proves nothing. The investigation is on and the truth will be revealed soon.
The police will answer all the questions because they have access to
documentations and evidence. Everyone deserves to know the truth and they
will."
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