Accidents’ tribunal awards ₹1.15 crore to survivor in Chorod hit-and-run case

The Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Vadakara, has directed an insurance coverage firm to pay ₹1.15 crore as compensation to nine-year-old Drishana, who has been in a coma for round a yr after a devastating hit-and-run accident at Chorod in February 2024, following which her grandmother Puthalath Child additionally misplaced her life.

This ruling may present a vital monetary lifeline for the continued, intensive medical take care of Drishana. The police had recognized the accused as Methil Punathil Shajeel, a resident of Purameri. The automobile concerned was traced to a white Maruti Suzuki Swift with registration quantity KL 18 R 1846. Shajeel was apprehended by the police on the Coimbatore Worldwide Airport in February 2025, although he had reportedly fled to Dubai after the incident.

The District Crime Department submitted a chargesheet on February 15, 2025, on the Vadakara Judicial First Class Justice of the Peace Court docket. The legal proceedings in opposition to the accused, Shajeel, are persevering with within the Vadakara court docket. Shajeel is at present out on bail, dealing with fees underneath sections of the Indian Penal Code, together with culpable murder and inflicting grievous harm.

The accident had occurred when Drishana and Child have been crossing the highway after alighting from a bus. A rushing automotive hit each of them, killing Child on the spot. Drishana, a Class 5 scholar, slipped right into a coma after struggling extreme head accidents.