In a public appeal, Vipin said, “The public should refrain from spreading half-truths and unverified rumors about the circumstances that led to the accident.”

Urging people to show compassion and sympathy, the father said, “We have lost six children. The families of these six children are in such deep trouble that we cannot recover from it. One child is in the ICU right now and he is on a ventilator.”

“Investigation is already underway, and the truth will come out. Please do not believe these rumours,” he said amid multiple claims that the group had been partying and allegedly drunk before the crash.

So far, alcohol consumption has not been confirmed in any medical report or autopsy.

Siddhesh’s father’s appeal comes at a time when several conspiracy theories are emerging regarding the Dehradun accident, alleging drinking and road racing with a BMW car.

Rumors regarding Dehradun car accident

Claims circulating on social media regarding the accident suggest that the youth were partying and drinking before getting into the car, which then collided with a container, killing six of the seven passengers. This claim was supported by a video showing a group of people partying, but police have not confirmed whether the victims are shown in the video.

Furthermore, no official source has confirmed whether the six victims were intoxicated or not.

ht.com The authenticity of the video could not be independently verified.

Another claim was that a Toyota Innova car was in a “street race” with a BMW car on the route. The luxury car was able to overtake the victims’ vehicle at speed, causing the driver to “hurt his ego” and resort to high speed. However, the police rejected this claim after seeing the CCTV camera footage of the route through which the youth had gone.

According to CCTV cameras, the Innova MUV had reached dangerous speed levels just minutes before the accident.

Another rumor was that two of the victims were decapitated while the car was moving at high speed while they were leaning out of the window or open sunroof. However, this rumor has not been confirmed. It is believed that the cause of head injury was the strong impact of the collision.