Geeta, a 17-year old student of Jesus & Mary College in Delhi was all set to record a popular radio show Yuva Vani on All India Radio. Her younger brother, Sanjay, 15, a student of 10th standard in Modern School, was also a part of the show.

In order to make it on time to the All India Radio office located on  Parliament Street, the siblings took a lift. Their father Madan Mohan Chopra, a senior naval officer, had promised to pick them up at 9 pm after the show.