Archive · 18 Aug 2026
Riddhi Thakkar Death: Police Probe Organisers of Women Riders Rally
A woman named Riddhi Thakkar went on a motorcycle trip with a group of women riders in India.
She was 24 years old and lived in Mumbai.
Early in the morning on August 12, the group set off toward Bastar, but the trip had trouble from the start.
One rider collided with another after an animal crossed the road, and the crash bent the brake lever on one motorcycle.
Riddhi wanted to ride that motorcycle anyway, even though the organizers told her not to.
Later, on a curve in the road, a truck coming the other way hit her and drove away without stopping.
She was taken to a hospital quickly, but sadly she died.
The police are now looking for the truck driver and are also checking whether the organizers did enough to keep everyone safe.
Some people on the internet blame the organizers, while other riders say it was a terrible accident and that Riddhi had insisted on riding the damaged bike.
Riddhi Thakkar, a 24-year-old Mumbai biker, died in a hit-and-run on August 12 in Balod district, Chhattisgarh, while participating in a women bikers' rally to Bastar.
The Avenger motorcycle she was riding had a loose brake lever after an earlier collision, and organisers say they repeatedly tried to stop her from riding it.
Police have registered an FIR against an unidentified truck driver and are also probing whether the rally organisers were negligent.
The rally was organised by Amita Bais and Chhaya Singh through the Women Riders Club and was the club's inaugural rally.
Social media is divided over the tragedy — some blame the organisers, while fellow riders Nandini Titre and Sidra Khan posted videos defending them.
- Who
- Riddhi Thakkar, a 24-year-old biker from Mumbai, who died in the accident
- What
- She was killed in a hit-and-run while riding an Avenger with a loose brake lever during a women bikers' rally to Bastar
- When
- August 12, early morning, around 5.20 am after the rally left Raipur at 3.45 am
- Where
- Balod district, Chhattisgarh
- Why
- A truck from the opposite lane ran over her at a blind C-shaped curve and fled; police are also probing the role of the rally organisers
Organisers Criticised
Organisers Defended
Responsibility for the accident
Organisers Criticised
Critics, including many social media users, question the organisers' responsibility, arguing a defective motorcycle should never have remained in the ride and that safety lapses cost Riddhi her life.
Organisers Defended
Organisers and some participants say the accident was not their fault, pointing out that Riddhi insisted on riding the Avenger despite warnings, and that the truck driver fled the scene.
Riding the damaged Avenger
Organisers Criticised
Some questioned why organisers let Riddhi ride the Avenger with the loose brake lever instead of enforcing their decision to tow it.
Organisers Defended
Amita Bais says they told Riddhi two to three times not to ride it, with Chhaya Singh even holding the handle to stop her, but Riddhi insisted because she was an experienced rider who had come all the way from Mumbai.
Accountability and investigation
Organisers Criticised
Riddhi's father said the family does not know who is responsible, and police are probing the organisers' role for any lapse on their part.
Organisers Defended
Riders Nandini Titre and Sidra Khan said they were pained by the accident but that it was not right to blame the organisers, and Amita Bais said backlash messages were disturbing.
- Victim
- Riddhi Thakkar, 24, from Mumbai
- Date of accident
- August 12
- Location
- Balod district, Chhattisgarh
- Event
- Women bikers' rally to Bastar, inaugural rally of the Women Riders Club
- Organisers
- Amita Bais and Chhaya Singh, Women Riders Club
- Cause
- Hit-and-run by a truck at a blind C-shaped curve
- Bike involved
- Avenger with a loose brake lever
- FIR sections
- 106(1) and 281 of BNS; 184 of the Motor Vehicles Act