A 33-year-old Indian student died after being run over by a truck while cycling back to her apartment in London last week, according to a social media post by Niti Aayog former CEO Amitabh Kant.
The victim, Cheistha Kochhar, was pursuing her PhD in Behavioural Science at the prestigious London School of Economics (LSE). She was the daughter of a retired Lieutenant General.
Kant in his post on X said that Cheistha Kochhar had worked with him on the LIFE programme in Niti Aayog. He described her bright, brilliant brave and always full of life.
Lieutenant General Kochhar (Retd) stated that he is still in London trying to collect the remains of his daughter, Cheistha Kocchar.
Cheistha was a doctoral candidate at the LSE since September last year. Prior to that she worked as Senior Advisor in the National Behavioural Insights Unit of India, Niti Aayog from June 2021 April 2023. Previously, she worked as Associate Director in Centre for Social and Behaviour Change.
She had completed her studies at Delhi University, Ashoka University, and the Universities of Pennsylvania and Chicago.
(With ANI inputs)