(MENAFN - IANS) p>Chandigarh, Feb 18 (IANS) A car driver, who drove on with the body of a hit and run victim on his vehicle rooftop for about 10 km in Punjab s Mohali town before dumping it, has been arrested, police said on Thursday.
According to police, the incident was recorded on CCTV and on that basis, accused, Nirmal Singh, was arrested booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)..
The victim was identified as Yogender Mandal (35), who was hit by Singh s car. The impact of the collision was so severe that Mandal s body landed on the car s rooftop. The driver, instead of stopping the vehicle, kept on driving at least for 10 km.
Mohali, February 18
The Mohali police have nabbed a car driver who after hitting a cyclist kept on driving the vehicle with the victim’s body on the rooftop for about 10 km in the city and later dumped the body near Sunny Enclave.
The accused has been identified as Nirmal Singh, a resident of Khamano in Fatehgarh Sahib district.
The victim has been identified as Yogender Mandal (35), a resident of Aero City in the city. He was declared brought dead at civil hospital.
According to police, the incident occurred when a rashly-driven car coming from the Zirakpur side on Airport road hit a cyclist coming from the opposite direction. Such was the impact that the victim landed on the car’s rooftop and the driver instead of stopping the vehicle kept on driving for 10 km.
Punjab motorist drives on with accident victim’s body on roof
By IANS| Updated: 18th February 2021 7:24 pm IST
Chandigarh, Feb 18 : A car driver, who drove on with the body of a hit and run victim on his vehicle rooftop for about 10 km before dumping it, has been arrested, police said on Thursday.
According to police, the incident was recorded on CCTV and on that basis, accused, Nirmal Singh, was arrested.
The victim was identified as Yogender Mandal (35), who was hit by Singh’s car. The impact of the collision was so severe that Mandal’s body landed on the car’s rooftop. The driver, instead of stopping the vehicle, kept on driving at least for 10 km.
A car driver, who drove on with the body of a hit and run victim on his vehicle rooftop for about 10 km in Punjab s Mohali town before dumping it, has been arrested, police said on Thursday.According to police, the incident was recorded on CCTV .
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