The rich drink alcohol, the poor lose their lives; for whom is the law ?

Drink alcohol, drive recklessly, and then settle the matter by paying money ? File a case against the hotel owners and managers; otherwise, we will take to the streets.

 Pune (Odisha Tazanews) :- A drunken driver’s rampage near the toilet bar; a Bihari worker died on the spot, and the hotel owner tried to ‘manage’ the situation with money. While the Koregaon Park-Kalyani Nagar area was still reeling from the Porsche accident a few months ago, another shocking incident has occurred in the same area, where a reckless drunk driver claimed the life of a poor Bihari laborer. This incident, which seems to send the message of “drink, drive recklessly, and then suppress the matter with money,” once again raises the question: Are laws only for the poor?

A man who had come to the Toit hotel-restaurant-bar near Bishop’s High School for drinks, left in a state of intoxication. While pulling out his car, he violently struck a Bihari laborer who was waiting for valet parking, killing him on the spot. The wheels of a drunk driver once again crushed the life of a poor man—and tarnished the ‘high-profile’ tranquility of the area.

Serious allegations are being made that the hotel owner immediately tried to suppress the matter with money after the incident. So, an accident happened, a man died—and then the game of ‘settlement’ begins? Is this justice? Upon receiving the information, Rajesh Nair, an RPI activist, and other concerned activists rushed to the scene and launched a protest.

They then submitted a statement to Senior Police Inspector Anjum Bagwan of Yerwada and Shastri Nagar police stations, highlighting that a poor laborer lost his life due to the irresponsible and negligent behavior of the bar-hotel owner and the driver.

A clear warning was also given that if a case is not immediately registered against the culprits, a protest will be launched. If lessons haven’t been learned even after the Porsche incident, then the only question remains—when will the law rein in the arrogance of alcohol, speed, and money? Or will the victim always be the same—the poor laborer?