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New Delhi: What happened to biker Shivani Chauhan, alias Sia, was not extraordinary. The 27-year-old was driving her motorbike on one of Gurugram’s plushest addresses – the Golf Course Road – when Kalyan Bainsla, a gym-owner, rammed into her in his car. Some have argued that the entitlement and expectation of impunity is typical of the city.

However, the outrage, the outpouring of support and the barrage of hate, as well as Chauhan’s steely resolve to see the case through, have turned it into a spectacle that is unfolding online, and in real time. Bainsla, the main accused, and his cousin, Lavnish Gurjar, were arrested in Dausa after a two-day search. Bainsla has since been sent to 14-day judicial custody. 

Chauhan posted the video on social media, which shows her riding her bike, up until a white Maruti Suzuki Ciaz veers into her, collides and throws her off the vehicle. The virality and ensuing umbrage resulted in the Gurguram police filing a suo motu case. Since then, Chauhan has remained active – debunking Bainsla’s claims of it being an accident. She has given a series of interviews, ensuring the case picks up in momentum and remains in the headlines. 

The moment when Bainsla’s car hit Sia, knocking her off the bike and dragging it for........

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