A 24-year-old government hospital pharmacist died five days after a hit-and-run on the Landran-Lakhnaur road. Police has registered a case against an unidentified driver of the car involved in the crash.
Sohana police registered a case against the unidentified driver under Sections 106(1) (causing death by negligence), 281 (rash driving) and 324(4) (mischief) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Kharar police registered a case on a complaint by the victim’s sister, Paramjit Kaur, under Sections 281(rash driving), 106 (causing death by negligence) and 125(a) (act endangering life) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The collision occurred about 10 kilometres from the police station.
Rohan suffered head injuries and remained under treatment for five days. He also alleged that the driver changed the car’s punctured tyre a few kilometres from the collision site before fleeing. The impact threw Jaswinder onto the road. The driver stopped ahead, allowing Paramjit to note the registration number, but then drove away.
He died around 6 pm on October 19, his family said. Paramjit and family members were walking from Rora towards Bajheri for work, while her brother Jaswinder Singh followed them on an Activa scooter, registration number PB 24 L 3657, to pick them up, according to the complaint. When Jaswinder was about 100 metres behind the family, a car bearing registration number PB 65 P 8095 allegedly approached from behind and struck the scooter.
Raman said he witnessed the crash and followed his injured brother as the family sought medical care. He suffered head injuries, according to the complaint.
The complaint states that the driver did not sound the horn or dip the headlights before the collision.
Hospital staff later moved his body to the mortuary at Civil Hospital, Phase 6, Mohali. On receiving the information, police reached the spot and arranged an ambulance to take Jaswinder to Civil Hospital, Kharar. Doctors declared him brought dead. Further investigation is underway to establish the circumstances of the collision and identify the driver.
