On March 19, Kochhar was struck by a trash truck. When the accident took place, her husband Prashant was ahead of her and he rushed to save her. She died on the spot.
Digital Desk: A truck ran over a 33-year-old Indian student who was riding back to her London home. Cheistha Kochhar was a PhD candidate at the London School of Economics. She had previously worked for the public policy think-thank NITI Aayog.
In an online message, Amitabh Kant, the former CEO of NITI Aayog, announced her passing.
"Cheistha Kochar worked with me on the #LIFE programme in @NITIAayog. She was in the #Nudge unit and had gone to do her Ph.D in behavioural science at #LSE. Passed away in a terrible traffic incident while cycling in London. She was bright, brilliant & brave and always full of life. Gone away too early. RIP," wrote Mr Kant on X.
On March 19, Kochhar was struck by a trash truck. When the accident took place, her husband Prashant was ahead of her and he rushed to save her. She died on the spot.
In order to share testimonials and memories with her, her father, Lt Gen SP Kochhar (retired), shared a link on LinkedIn when he was in London collecting her body.
"I am still in London trying to collect the remains of my daughter, Cheistha Kochhar. She was run over by a truck on 19 Mar while cycling back from LSE, where she was doing her PhD. It has devasted us and her large circle of friends," he wrote.
Following her admission to the London School of Economics to pursue a PhD in organizational behavior management, Cheistha Kochhar, who had previously resided in Gurugram, went to London in September of 2015. She has previously attended the Universities of Chicago, Pennsylvania, Ashoka, and Delhi.
From 2021 until 2023, she worked as a senior advisor at NITI Aayog's National Behavioural Insights Unit of India, as per her LinkedIn profile.
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