Amritsar, July 15: A tragic road accident has occurred in Vijaynagar Street No. 5 on Batala Road in Amritsar, Punjab. Last night, an old man, Sanjeev Kumar, was crushed by a speeding car when he fell on the street. The car driver not only crushed the old man, but also dragged him for several meters. Due to which the old man died on the spot. This entire incident has been captured on CCTV camera.
The deceased’s son, NK Shamra, told the media that “Around 2:30 am, the neighbours woke us up and told us that Papa was lying in the street. When we reached the spot, he was already dead. Later, when we checked the CCTV cameras of the area, we saw that a speeding car deliberately ran over Papa and dragged him along.”
After the incident, information was given to the police
As soon as the incident was reported, the officer of Police Station Sadar, Harsandeep Singh, reached the spot. He said, “We had received information from the Vijaynagar outpost that a person named Sanjeev Kumar had died in a road accident. When we checked the CCTV footage of the surrounding area, it was clearly seen that a car driver ran over the old man.
We have traced the car number and the accused is also a resident of the same area, but is currently absconding. Raids are being conducted to search for him and he will be arrested soon.”
The body was handed over to the family after postmortem
The police has conducted the postmortem of the deceased and handed over the body to the family. Also, a case has been registered against the accused and action has been initiated. The police says that after identifying the accused, he is being traced. The accused will be caught soon.