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London: Reward offered for information on fatal collision in Barnet one year on from incident
Bhagwanji Rughani, who was aged 80 at the time of the incident, died after being struck by a white van in the car park of a supermarket on Saturday, 24 September 2022.
We are offering a reward of up to £20,000 for information given anonymously to our charity which leads to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the death of Mr Rughani.
“Our thoughts are with the family and friends of Mr Rughani, who are still feeling the pain of losing a loved one in such an awful way. Please remember that with our charity, we promise no police, no courts, no witness statements. All you have to do is tell us what you know.
"Crimestoppers, which is completely independent of the police, keeps its promise of 100% anonymity to more than a thousand people who trust us with their crime information every single day.
“Share what you know by calling our UK Contact Centre on freephone 0800 555 111, which is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, or use our website’s secure anonymous online form at Crimestoppers-uk.org. No one will ever know you contacted us. We cannot trace your call or track your IP address and we never ask for or record any personal information.”
Alexa Loukas, Crimestoppers London Regional Manager
“It is now one year since this tragic incident and Mr Rughani’s family and friends remain shattered by his death. A reward of £20,000 is available for anyone who can provide information to Crimestoppers that leads to the arrest and conviction of those responsible.
“I would appeal to anyone who knows who was driving that van, or anyone who has information that could progress this investigation, to get in contact immediately.”
Detective Constable Jonathan Stokes from the Met’s Road and Transport Policing Command leads the investigation
Police are also releasing footage showing the van involved. It is believed that two white men were in the van that day, and the van was on cloned registration plates. At approximately 16:50hrs on 24 September, the van was seen driving around the Tesco car park in the Coppetts Centre in Colney Hatch.
The van came to a sudden stop and then quickly reversed, colliding with Mr Rughani. It then drove from the scene without stopping. Mr Rughani was taken to hospital, where he died from his injuries the following day.
Two men were arrested as part of this investigation but have been released with no further action.
***Please Note: Information passed directly to police will not qualify for the reward. The reward will only qualify for information passed to Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 number or via our website***
Anonymity:
Please note: With Crimestoppers and Fearless.org, when you visit our sites, computer IP addresses are never traced. Telephone calls are never recorded, there is no caller line display and no 1471 facility. The charity is completely independent of the police and guarantees that your personal identity will always be protected.
Claiming a reward:
The reward will only be payable for information passed directly to Crimestoppers or Fearless.org and not to the police – a reward code must be asked for when calling the charity on 0800 555 111.
If you contact Crimestoppers or Fearless.org via the anonymous online form, the 'keeping in contact’ facility must be used and a reward code must be requested. You must log back in 24 hours later to get the code. You will be asked to check with Crimestoppers or Fearless.org two months later with the reward code to see if there has been a positive result. Find out more.
Please note: Computer IP addresses are never traced and no-one will ever know you contacted us. For telephone calls, there is no caller line display, no 1471 facility and calls have never been traced.
