Navi Mumbai: Lok Adalat settles Rs 81 lakh claim for man's road accident death

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A Lok Adalat in Navi Mumbai's Belapur settled a Rs 81 lakh settlement between a man's family, who unfortunately died in a road accident in 2017, and the insurance of the vehicle involved, a report in PTI stated. According to a court official, this settlement is the highest amount ever achieved at the Belapur Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT), indicating a noteworthy outcome from the Saturday session, the report added.

According to his family's claim to the tribunal, Nilesh Shambaji Shivsharan, a 32-year-old senior associate in a private company, died four years ago when the cab he was riding in collided with another car on Mulund-Airoli road, the PTI report added.

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According to the report, the claimants--the deceased's wife, mother, and young son--said that the deceased earned Rs 45,223 monthly and requested Rs 1 crore in compensation for his death. The claim identified the taxi driver and the insurance firm as respondents.

A decision was obtained during a recent Lok Adalat session presided over by District and Additional Sessions Judge PS Vithalani. The vehicle's insurer agreed to pay Rs 81 lakh in compensation to the deceased man's family, bringing the case to a close, the PTI report added.

An official revealed on Sunday that police had filed a case against a 26-year-old US citizen for allegedly sexually harassing a 23-year-old female housekeeping staff member at a Navi Mumbai hotel, stated a report in PTI.

According to the report, the event occurred on Saturday at 11:30 a.m. at a hotel in the Turbhe neighbourhood. According to the victim's accusation, as she entered a hotel apartment, the accused removed his bathrobe and made unwanted sexual approaches towards her, as related by a Turbhe police official.

Following the trauma, the victim reported the event to the police, leading to the filing of a First Information Report (FIR) against the guy, a resident of Pennsylvania in the United States, under Indian Penal Code section 354A (sexual harassment). According to the police, no arrests have been made as of yet, and an investigation is ongoing, the report added.

With PTI inputs