Joyous wedding plans for a Bengaluru software professional were shattered by tragedy this week when the bride-to-be, Sindhushree (29), and her cousin, Vidya (19), died in a road accident in Deepanjalinagar on Wednesday evening. The fatal collision, involving a heavy goods vehicle and their two-wheeler, occurred just as preparations for Sindhushree's 'haldi' ceremony were set to begin on Thursday.
At the mortuary on Thursday, Sindhushree's father, Nanjundappa, an autorickshaw driver, expressed overwhelming sorrow. "My daughter was supposed to celebrate her 'haldi' ceremony today. Instead, I am preparing to cremate her," he lamented, his voice heavy with grief. "Her wedding reception was scheduled for Sunday, and our entire house was filled with wedding preparations. Everything is over now." He recalled how his only daughter had stepped out briefly to deliver one final wedding invitation when the accident occurred.
Sindhushree, a software professional, and Vidya, a final-year diploma student and Nanjundappa's sister's daughter, were travelling on a borrowed two-wheeler when the lorry struck them. Preliminary police investigations suggest the collision caused them to fall onto the road, where they were run over by the heavy vehicle. The family had meticulously planned the 'Arashina Shastra' and 'Bale Shastra' ceremonies for Thursday, followed by the grand reception on Sunday.
The sudden loss has plunged the family, which had shared moments of wedding preparations online, into deep mourning. Relatives voiced outrage at the presence of heavy goods vehicles in the locality, questioning official accountability. "Who is responsible for this?" a family member demanded. "If the police had not allowed goods vehicles to move in this area, this accident might not have happened." Meanwhile, police have launched a search for the lorry driver, who fled the scene immediately after the incident.
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