Priyangi Singh Was Hospitalised For 10 Months, And She Was Discharged Only In September 2023

Police did not find any evidence of Amey Darekar pushing Priyangi Singh off the water tank of a Dahisar building

- Megha Sood

MUMBAI: Was she pushed or did she slip? It's a question that lingered long after Amey Rajesh Darekar was arrested for allegedly pushing his girlfriend, Priyangi Singh, off a water tank of a high-rise in Dahisar.

On Thursday, 26 months after his arrest, the Dindoshi sessions court acquitted Amey, who had been charged under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code for attempt to murder. Now aged 27, Amey was acquitted after additional sessions judge DG Dhoble refused to accept the prosecution case.

Reacting to the verdict, Priyangi's father Munish Singh said they would not contest the order and merely wanted to get on with their lives, while a relative of Amey said the family was pleased with the judgement. He said the family had "gone through agony" during the last two years.

The incident took place on November 12, 2022, when Priyangi, then aged 23 and working in a BPO in Malad, met Amey after work. They spent the night on the terrace of a Dahisar building, La-Belleza, where Amey's friend, Devesh Laad lived. That night, the three of them had several rounds of drinks, and Devesh eventually left the couple at around 2.30 am.

According to the police, Priyangi and Amey allegedly got into a fight. When Amey woke up a few hours later, he claimed he found Priyangi having fallen off the 18-foot-high water tank.

He claimed he had no recollection of why she was lying on the ground as they were both inebriated when the incident took place.

Early on November 13, Amey took Priyangi to his home in Borivali, after which Amey's mother Radhika dropped her off at her house in Dindoshi. Priyangi's parents had stepped out for a morning walk.