Amount to be equally distributed among victims’ families.
Ahmedabad: The Supreme Court ordered Tathya Patel to pay ₹1 crore to the trial court. The court directed that the amount be equally distributed among the families of the deceased.
Speedster Tathya Patel caused a fatal accident in July 2023, by recklessly driving a Jaguar car on the ISKCON Bridge. Nine innocent people, including a police constable, lost their lives in the incident.
Recently, the Supreme Court granted regular bail to Tathya Patel on 27 May. With this decision, Tathya Patel was released from jail on regular bail after serving almost three and a half years in prison after the accident.
ISKCON Bridge
ISKCON Bridge is a pedestrian bridge in Mayapur, West Bengal, India, that connects the main temple complex of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) to the nearby Sri Chaitanya Math and other pilgrimage sites. Built in the early 2000s, it was designed to facilitate the safe movement of thousands of devotees who visit the area, which is considered the birthplace of the 16th-century saint Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, a key figure in the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition. The bridge has become an iconic symbol of the ISKCON movement’s growth and its dedication to serving pilgrims in this holy town.
