Abhishek is one of many people have had another shot at life, thanks to the timely intervention of good samaritans, who chose to value a person’s life instead of worrying about legal implications.
But between 2:30 - 3 PM, they suddenly spotted a girl who stood on the divider in the middle of the road. She was attempting to commit suicide by jumping in front of a speeding vehicle.
Jaskaran Singh, a 27-year-old student with spinal cord injury at the cervical level, has successfully made his way to the Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management department at IIM Bengaluru.
In May 2015, the Union Government had notified guidelines for the protection of Good Samaritans who come forward to help road accident victims. Now the Central Government has issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the examination of Good Samaritans by the police or during trial.
Her accident, her love for life, her views on the condition of Indian roads, and the things she wants to change - the inspiring Sudha Chandran talks about these and more in this candid interview.
AIIMS, in collaboration with the Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia, is planning to develop low cost, light weight helmets that will be easy to wear and will hopefully reduce the number of deaths caused due to road accidents in India.