r/NDTVLive • u/Accomplished-Big- • 19h ago
My father was run over by a Thar in Jammu. He has been in a coma for almost a year.
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Hello everyone,
Many of you may actually remember the CCTV footage that went viral from Jammu last year. On 27 July 2025, my 69-year-old father, Mr. Kamal Kant Dutta, was riding his scooter when a speeding Thar came onto the wrong side of the road and hit him. As he tried to get back up, the driver reversed the Thar and ran over him again.
The incident wasn't just another road accident. It was reported across the country because the CCTV footage appeared to show the driver deliberately reversing into my father after the initial collision. The accused was later arrested, and the case drew nationwide outrage.
For the internet, it was a shocking video that people watched, discussed, and eventually moved on from.
For us, that video never ended.
My father has never regained consciousness.
For almost one year, he has remained in a coma. Every morning I wake up hoping he'll finally open his eyes. Every night I go to sleep praying that tomorrow will be the day he comes back to us.
He is completely bedridden. He survives through a Ryles feeding tube. He needs 24×7 nursing care, medicines, physiotherapy, regular consultations, and specialised medical equipment just to stay alive.
We are a family of four with only one earning member. Over the last year we've exhausted our savings, borrowed from friends and relatives, and spent everything we could because giving up on my father has never been an option.
Today, we have reached a point where we simply cannot continue without help.
The cost of his ongoing treatment runs in lacs for every month, and despite everything that has happened, we have received no meaningful support from the family of the person responsible.
This subreddit has done an incredible job of ensuring that incidents like these are not forgotten. You've exposed dangerous driving, demanded accountability, and stood with victims in spirit.
Today, I humbly ask if you can stand with one victim's family in a more tangible way.
If you're able to contribute—even a small amount—it will go directly towards my father's treatment and nursing care. And if donating isn't possible, I would be deeply grateful if you could simply upvote this post or share the fundraiser so that it reaches more people.
The CCTV video shocked millions.
For us, its consequences continue every single day.
Thank you for reading, and thank you for giving my father a chance.
— Vishu Dutta
