Woman Dies as Dupatta Gets Stuck in Bike, but Baby saved

Palghar:In a tragic incident, a 25-year-old woman was strangled and dragged to death by her own dupatta, after it got stuck in the wheel of the motorcycle she was on with her husband and 10-month-old daughter.
Although the incident left her gasping for breath and eventually claimed her life, the woman held her baby tight in her arms throughout, and finally put her safely on the ground after the bike came to a halt.
The incident took place on Saturday evening, as the family was heading from their home in Aalevadi village in Boisar, Palghar district, to their native village, Dandi, some 16 km away. The victim, Pranali Dhanu, was riding pillion with her little daughter, Swara, on her lap, while her husband, Akash, was steering the bike.
They had just reached Navapur Naka when Pranali’s stole got entangled in the wheel while the other end got wrapped around her neck. She and the 10-month-old were both yanked off the bike and dragged behind it for nearly 15 metres before her husband realised what had happened.
By this point, Pranali was already gasping for breath, but had still managed to prevent any harm to her baby, whom she had held close in her arms the entire time. Only when the bike came to a halt did she place the girl on the ground.
“Despite being dragged for such a distance, Pranali had a very tight grip around her daughter and held her tightly to her chest. She ensured that the girl did not receive a single scratch. Only after the bike stopped did Pranali keep her baby on the road,” said a police officer from Tarapur police station, adding that a case of accidental death had been registered in the matter.
Tragedy
The heroic mother was rushed to a government hospital, where she was declared dead by strangulation. “My wife is no more but she saved my angel, Swara. This incident is very shocking for my family.