Santosh Koli, Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Sundar Nagari constituency candidate, succumbed to her injuries at a Gurgaon hospital on Tuesday night. Santosh Koli, who was riding pillion on a bullet, was hit by a speeding car from behind on June 30, 2013 near Kaushambi Metro station.
Ghaziabad police failed to arrest the culprit. Kuldeep Panwar, who was riding the bullet bike, lodged a complaint with the link Road Police station, in which he alleged that it was an attempt to kill the AAP leader and a case under Sections 307, 337, 338 and 279 of IPC, was registered.
Police said that Santosh Koli was hit when she was coming to her party office in Kaushambi. She was sitting on a bullet motorcycle being riden by Panwar. At about 3.00 pm, a car rammed into the motorcycle from behind and Kuldeep lost control. Kuldeep and Santosh sustained critical injuries.
The motorcycle had also caught fire. They were rushed to nearby Yashoda Hospital where doctors referred them to the ICU.
When she did not respond to the treatment, she was shifted to Fortis Hospital in Noida. She later was sent to Fortis Hospital in Gurgaon where she succumbed to her injuries on Tuesday night.
“She was murdered due to her political rise in the constituency. The Ghaziabad Police have not arrested the culprit till date,” said Manish Shishodia, AAP leader. The SP (City), Shiv Shankar Yadav, said the police attempted to arrest the driver but failed.