Two young, talented Uttarakhandi Artists die after a fatal accident at Doon hospital

Destiny brought cruel death to two charming youngsters
There is an extremely shocking and anguishing news about the untimely demise of two young, highly talented and vibrant folk dance artists n actors of regional film industry of Uttarakhand, hardly 25 year old namely Rakesh Negi and Amit Shah who succumbed to death at Doon hospital, after meeting with a fatal accident at Seilakoi, near Dehradun, Garhwal, Uttarakhand.

According to the prominent music director of Uttarakhand Rajendra Chouhan both these young artists were driving a Scooty at Seilakoi, near Dehradun, yesterday evening when a speeding Innova hit them from behind injuring both of them grievously. Both of them were rushed to Doon Hospital where they could’nt be medically rescued and finally breathed their last.

The bodies of both the young artists have been send for post mortem being the case of unnatural accidental death. It’s not yet revealed whether the culprits has been caught till now by the police department. However a case of accidental death due to negligence driving has been registered against the unknown persons.

What is more shocking about this unfortunate case is that no minister or political personality including any senior doctor of the hospital has visited the grievously injured to take care of them in order to administer adequate timely treatment despite the fact that these two youngsters were in dire need of immediate medical treatment to ensure their addmission in ICU for resustication etc.

Rajendra Chouhan said that after the death and conduction of the postmortem he alongwith some of the artists and colleagues viz Hemant Butola, S.P.S. Negi, Jyoti Baluni, Ravi Vyas, Gaurav Naithani and Manish Pradhan collected the funds within themselves and arranged to dispatch the bodies to their respective ancestral villages at Seilakoi and Dhuri, Thalisain, Pauri Garhwal.

The cremation of both the young deceased would take place on 6th June. The entire artists fraternity and the folk dancers of Uttarakhand are in grief after learning about the sad demise of young Rakesh and Amit and have expressed their heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families and prayed to Almighty to grant peace to the pious souls.

The Uttarakhand government and its chief minister is requested to punish the guilty stringently and the poor families of the deceased artists granted adequate financial compensation at the earliest.