Mumbai: A 24-year-old resident of the police quarters in Bhendi bazaar, Divyashree Naik died on Tuesday after she met with an accident after falling off a bike during heavy rains and coming under the wheels of a tanker.
As peculiar it could be, her father who was in the Mumbai Police, passed away the same way she did - he fell off a bike and was crushed under the wheels of a heavy vehicle leaving the girl and his wife devastated.
The girl carried a lot of responsibility on her shoulders and was set to undergo training in another 15 days to become a constable like her father was. The job was offered to her after her father’s death to help her mother rebuild her life.
The police said it was raining heavily when Divyashree and a friend were riding a bike on the Sion Bridge around 3 pm on Tuesday when the accident took place. While her friend sustained minor injuries falling away from the oncoming traffic, Divyashree was flung towards the middle of the road.
Soniya Solanki, Divyashree’s cousin, said the 24-year-old who had been offered a job in the police department was gearing up for the new phase in her life.” The training was to begin in 15 days. She had even joined typing classes as, often, constables are dictated notes.”
Soniya said Divyashree was the Naiks’ only child and had just cleared her standard XII examinations. “She had dropped out of school after standard XI. To meet the minimum qualification for a job in the police force, she sat for the standard XII examinations.”
Divyashree’s mother, Sonal, said a police job had never been the young woman’s plan till Suresh’s death. “After his death, she became keen on joining the force.”
“We had never imagined that she would meet the same fate as her father,” said a relative.
After her post-mortem examination at Sion Hospital, which stated that she had died of cerebral injuries, Divyashree’s last rites were performed at Walkeshwar.
