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Gurugram Court Orders 14-Day Custody for Attempted Murder Suspect

By Drooid · Sep 19, 2026, 4:18 AM UTC · How we work

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Bainsla Gets Custody

The Gurugram court ordered 14-day judicial custody for Kalyan Bainsla and his cousin Lavnish on September 18.
Police charged Bainsla under Indian Penal Code sections 281, 125, 78, 79 and 109 for attempted murder.
A September 13 video shows Bainsla’s car striking biker Shivani Chauhan on Golf Course Road.
Shivani Chauhan reported knee and pelvic injuries and underwent ECG, X-ray and MRI scans.

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Police Arrest Bainsla

Police arrested Kalyan Bainsla in Dausa, Rajasthan, after the viral video sparked outrage.
Gurugram DCP Sandeep Kumar said three police teams tracked the suspect from Palwal to Rajasthan.
Public relations officer Sandeep Turan cited CCTV analysis as basis for invoking Section 109 attempt-to-murder charge.
Bainsla’s lawyer claimed his client fled fearing mob lynching and that media pressure drove the murder charge.

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Historical Context

The 2012 Delhi gang-rape case, culminating in the December 16 verdict, sparked nationwide outrage and legal overhaul that reshaped criminal justice. Delhi Police identified three accused, and the Justice Verma Committee recommended 100,000-plus amendments, leading Parliament to pass the 2013 Criminal Law (Amendment) Act. Similarly, the September 2024 Gurugram video of Kalyan Bainsla’s car striking biker Shivani Chauhan prompted DCP Sandeep Kumar’s teams to arrest Bainsla under IPC Section 109. The precedent of swift legal action and media scrutiny suggests Bainsla’s 14-day custody may pressure courts toward stricter traffic-related homicide statutes.

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Bainsla Gets Custody

The Gurugram court ordered 14-day judicial custody for Kalyan Bainsla and his cousin Lavnish on September 18.
Police charged Bainsla under Indian Penal Code sections 281, 125, 78, 79 and 109 for attempted murder.
A September 13 video shows Bainsla’s car striking biker Shivani Chauhan on Golf Course Road.
Shivani Chauhan reported knee and pelvic injuries and underwent ECG, X-ray and MRI scans.

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