Gurugram biker hit-and-run: Accused says he didn’t know biker was a woman, ‘I tried hard to save’ | Watch video

Gurugram hit-and-run case draws scrutiny after biker’s video spreads online

Theindiapostdaily.com – A collision on Gurugram’s Golf Course Road involving a car and a woman riding a sports motorcycle has triggered public anger after footage of the incident circulated widely on social media. The driver, identified as Karan Kalyan Baisla, has acknowledged that the crash occurred because of his mistake but has denied intentionally targeting the rider.

The incident occurred on Sunday when the car struck the motorcycle being ridden by Siya, knocking her onto the road. Video recorded through a camera attached to her Aprilia RS 457 shows the impact and the motorcycle being dragged along the road. Siya suffered minor injuries in the crash.

Police in Gurugram took suo motu cognisance after the footage surfaced online. A case has been registered at Sector 56 police station under Sections 281, concerning rash driving, and 125, concerning causing injury, of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

Driver says he lost control near U-turn

Baisla, who runs a gym and describes himself as an international kabaddi player, said he was travelling with his sister and two cousins at the time. He maintained that he did not realise the rider involved was a woman and said the collision was not deliberate.

“I was travelling with my family. I didn’t make any gestures at the young woman; I simply asked her to ride her bike slowly. I admit that a collision occurred. Had I stopped right then, those people would have beaten us up,” he said.

He said a group of roughly 20 to 22 motorcyclists had passed his vehicle and claimed that he had asked them to slow down. In his account, Siya was making a turn without checking her mirrors when he lost control of the car close to a U-turn.

“She was turning without checking her mirrors; just then, near a U-turn, I lost control of the car, and the collision occurred. It was my fault; I admit it,” Baisla said.

While accepting responsibility for the accident, he defended his decision to leave the location. Baisla said he initially suggested stopping, but feared that the riders would attack him and his family after they allegedly began abusing him.

“My family was with me, so I feared they might beat us up if we stopped. I even stopped the car at a red light to speak to them and explained that it wasn’t my fault. After that, my brother refused to stop there,” he said.

He further said that he had no prior cases against him and alleged that he was now being harassed because of the incident.

Claims and counterclaims over the encounter

In another video, Baisla rejected suggestions that he had intentionally rammed the motorcycle. He questioned why only two people from the larger group were visible in the shared footage and said he had tried to prevent anyone from being hurt.

“Do you think I am going around hitting girls’ bikes on the roads?”

“If I had to hit someone, I would have hit from behind,” he said.

“I didn’t know there was a woman among them.”

He also said there were 22 or 23 riders in the group and claimed he had warned them not to tease his vehicle repeatedly. “I tried very hard to save them,” he said, adding separately that he felt bad for Siya.

Naveen Bainsla, the driver’s lawyer, said his client had been returning from a relative’s home in Delhi with family members. The lawyer claimed that about 25 riders were repeatedly overtaking the car and said the woman was travelling at 140-170 kmph before the collision occurred during opposing turns.

The vehicle involved was registered to Manish, who said he was serving in the Army and had lent the car to his friend Kalyan Singh while he was at work.

Rider alleges harassment and dangerous overtaking

Siya has presented a sharply different version of events. She said she had been riding with fellow bikers on Golf Course Road when the car started following their group. She alleged that its occupants approached her and behaved inappropriately.

After she asked the car to keep a safe distance, she said the occupants asked her to stop riding. Siya also alleged that the driver appeared intoxicated. She said the car then overtook her motorcycle and hit it from the side, leading to the fall visible in the recorded footage.

She had said she intended to file an FIR by Monday evening and pursue legal action. The police case registered after the video emerged means the matter is now subject to formal investigation.

Why the footage matters

The case has renewed attention on the consequences of aggressive driving, road rage allegations and the duty of motorists after a crash. Video evidence can help investigators examine the sequence of events, including vehicle movement, the point of impact and what happened immediately afterwards. It does not by itself settle every competing claim, which will need to be assessed alongside witness accounts and other evidence.

For road users, the incident also underlines the importance of maintaining distance while overtaking, avoiding confrontation and seeking emergency assistance after a collision. The registered case will determine how the competing accounts of Baisla and Siya are evaluated under the law.