Kolkata: Insurers cannot deny compensation to the family of a fatal road accident victim merely because an autopsy has detected alcohol in the abdomen, as the deceased is not available to defend himself against allegations of drunk driving, Calcutta high court has observed.Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury on Friday upheld an East Midnapore court's decision awarding Rs 11.4 lakh to the biker's family,...
CHENNAI: A 55-year-old drunk man, who was fast asleep at his home in Chennai’s Kannagi Nagar on Wednesday night, died of asphyxiation after fire spread from a mosquito coil to his bedsheet. The deceased has been identified as Moorthy, who was employed as a security guard at Santhome. Moorthy reached home around 11pm on Wednesday. He was drunk. He lit a mosquito coil and slept.A spark from the coil...
Four people were killed and three others were injured after a speeding truck ploughed into a roadside dhaba in Dhaulana, Hapur, late Wednesday night. Police said the truck driver was drunk and arrested after the accident, which happened around 10pm. Of the four, the two deceased were daily wagers and natives of Bihar. They were having dinner after finishing their work when the accident happened. The...
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