LONDON: A 33-year-old Indian scholar from Gurgaon, pursuing her PhD on the London College of Economics, UK, was killed after being hit by a lorry whereas biking again dwelling on March 19.Cheistha Kochhar died on the spot. Her husband, Prashant, a software program engineer, was just a few yards forward of her on his bike when the accident occurred. He heard a loud thud and rushed again to assist Cheistha. Cops and paramedics rushed to the spot and located her significantly injured. She died quickly after.“The lorry, believed to be a refuse vehicle, stopped at the scene. The driver is helping police with their enquiries,” police stated. There was no arrest and inquiries are on.Cheistha and Prashant had been married for simply over a yr. Her father, Lt Gen Dr SP Kochhar, who was twenty third Sign Officer-in-Chief of the Indian Military, and her elder brother Raghav have rushed to the UK.Born in Bareilly, UP, she had been residing in Gurgaon earlier than shifting to London along with her husband final Sept to pursue a four-year PhD in organisational behaviour administration on a full scholarship. Earlier than that she labored for NITI Aayog the place she arrange the nudge unit for behavioural sciences, and likewise labored with the Invoice and Melinda Gates Basis on the Centre for Social and Behaviour Change.She studied economics at Delhi College, and later on the Universities of Chicago, Ashoka and Pennsylvania.
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