Sudeeksha Bhati, a 20-year-old who topped in her class 12 exams, was recently killed in a heartbreaking road accident in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr after allegedly being harassed by bikers.
Sudeeksha, the student of Vidya Gyan School, was an exceptionally intelligent and bright student. After she passed out of school as a topper, she got admission to Babson College in Massachusetts in the USA on a full scholarship. Recently, because of coronavirus pandemic, she was in India.
She was a exceptionally intelligent student. It’s high time,these eve teasers be taught a great lesson. It’s a great loss to the nation and society. #JusticeForSudeeksha @myogioffice @Uppolice @dgpup @UPGovt @atulpradhansp @surendrasnaagar @dr_maheshsharma @myogiadityanath pic.twitter.com/bBCoEXzSxi
— Sanket Chandila (@sanket_chandila) August 11, 2020
When the incident happened, Sudeeksha was with her uncle on a bike as she as going to Bulandshahr’s Sikandrabad. As per NDTV, Sudeeksha’s uncle shared the heart-wrenching details of the incident:
When we crossed the Bulandshahr town, we entered a village. A bike then overtook us several times; the biker was driving recklessly. He then started performing stunts. I slowed my motorcycle but the other bike hit us hard. We both fell but my niece suffered head injuries. I could not recognise the driver of the other bike and he escaped shortly after we met with the accident.
Belonging to a poor family, Sudeeksha was a promising student as she had topped in her 12th exams from Bulandshahr and was studying in the US on a scholarship of Rs 3.80 crore.
— saksham katiyar (@saksham27593482) August 11, 2020
Yesterday, she died in a Road accident due to an evil act of Eve-teasers.#JusticeForSudeeksha pic.twitter.com/ftxCvkelcz
However, the police denied the claims of harassment. In this regard, Atul Shrivastava, a senior police officer in Bulandshahr, said:
The police team that went to the spot had questioned eyewitnesses who had said a Royal Enfield Bullet was coming from the front and it suddenly stopped (near their bike) because of the traffic, which led to the accident. The body of the woman was sent for the postmortem. At that time when the accident happened, the relative or any eyewitness had not spoken about any harassment.
मृतका छात्रा के भाई द्वारा दी गई वीडियो बाइट @Uppolice @dgpup @CMOfficeUP @UPGovt @PrashantK_IPS90 @adgzonemeerut @igrangemeerut pic.twitter.com/vMkQAyxSPA
— Bulandshahr Police (@bulandshahrpol) August 11, 2020
Since the news of her demise, #JusticeForSudeeksha has been trending on Twitter:
#JusticeForSudeeksha
A 20-year-old woman from western Uttar Pradesh, who overcame many odds to secure 98 per cent marks in her class 12 board exams. She was killed on Monday in a road accident in the state’s Bulandshahr district due to eve teasing. pic.twitter.com/O4sbvg0Ler— Mansi Mishra (@justmansi_) August 11, 2020
Media and IT cell is trying to undermine Sudeeksha’s death by terming it just an accident. No.. she died in struggling to save herself from the eve teaser goons. Take immediate & strong action on those goons and ensure financial help to sudeeksha’s family. #JusticeForSudeeksha pic.twitter.com/pvmxKqpAT9
— Suraj Kumar Bauddh (@SurajKrBauddh) August 11, 2020
Yesterday a very intelligent Girl who received scholarship worth Rs4crore was killed because 2 unknown person on bike chased her and eve teased her and passed comments because of that accident happened and girl died
— Vikas Bidhuri (@VikasbidhuriG) August 11, 2020
We should stand in support of her family #JusticeForSudeeksha pic.twitter.com/WwYdYD3Qpp
Shameless and Disgusting ????
— Piyush (@Attitude_Wala) August 11, 2020
An unbelievable loss. A very talented girl who got government schlorship wroth 3.8 cr for studiyng abroad looses life to eve teasing in bulandsahar, Uttar pradesh.
Hope police caugh the Culprits.@myogiadityanath @narendramodi#JusticeForSudeeksha pic.twitter.com/ZtWbxaAiX3
WHAT A SHAME ON HUMANITY!! Saddened by the news of the death of @SudeekshaBhati one of the brilliant student who got around 4 crore scholarship to study in USA. The culprits must not be left off. RT and support #JusticeForSudeeksha pic.twitter.com/NoLbA7EA1e
— MAYANK CHAUDHARY (@IamMayank_) August 11, 2020
Though the investigation is still on, no one would deny the increasing rate of crime against women in India. Recently, how a 6-year-old was brutally abused after her private parts being mutilated in Uttar Pradesh, it is heartbreaking how we are failing our daughters every passing day.
At IFORHER, we pray for the strength for the family, who lost their daughter and hope they will soon get justice. It is high time that our authorities take stringent steps against the culprits so that our daughters can live in their own country without fear.