Shah Rukh Khan assures Charu's family support

Charu Khandal is still battling for life at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital.

The 28-year-old animator working for Shah Rukh Khan's production house Red Chillies, met with an accident on March 25 when a speeding car, with an allegedly drunk driver at the wheel, rammed into the autorickshaw in which she was travelling with her sister and a friend.

A close friend of Charu revealed, "Shah Rukh Khan visited Charu on March 28th. He spoke to her family and assured them financial and moral support. He said as per the doctors and the treatment given, the hospital charges might go up to 11-12 Lakhs for Charu's recovery for which someone from Red Chillies will get back to them. However, the family is predicting the charges to go much above the quoted amount, considering how precarious her condition is. So far, it's only the family who has been paying the massive hospital bills. The hospital charges are not less either."

The friend has in fact been encouraging everyone on her facebook friend's list to pitch in if possible.

She adds, "Charu is the eldest amongst the four siblings and she is the sole earning member. Her father is a teacher and doesn't make sufficient money. All her younger siblings are still studying. The family had saved Charu's marriage which is to happen in November 2012. It would be nice if people would come ahead and offer help. I have been giving Charu's dad's account number to whoever wishes to help."

Charu underwent a surgery yesterday and the doctors have called it successful. The next six days are crucial to know how she is responding to the treatment.

Meanwhile, the police have booked the driver of the car Manoj Kumar Gautam, a Lokhandwala resident, for rash driving and driving in a drunken state under Section 304A and 304-II of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). But the Holiday Court has granted him bail.

If you too want to help Charu, you can like the 'Justice for Charu and Vikrant' a community founded on Facebook.

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