Mumbai: A 25-year-old man died in an accident in Andheri West on December 7 after he and four friends set out on their motorcycles to Versova Beach early Sunday morning to watch the sunrise.

One of the riders, identified as Anurag Karlia, 22, lost control of his speeding motorcycle while crossing a speed breaker. The impact threw the motorcycle into the air, causing both the rider and pillion to fall onto the road. The pillion rider, Deepayan Moitra, suffered severe head injuries and died.

Police said all five were vocational students and none appeared intoxicated at the time. While the motorcycle riders were wearing helmets, the pillion riders had reportedly not worn helmets. According to the FIR, the group — Ronin, Rohit, Anurag, Ajinky, and Deepayan — aged between 20 and 25, had part

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