Kalka man killed in hit-and-run
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Panchkula, June 10
A 46-year-old man from Kalka was killed after a rashly driven car hit the bike he was riding near Nanakpur on Sunday evening.
The deceased has been identified as Manoj Kumar, who lived at Kamla Nagar in Kalka.
According to the FIR, the complainant, Sanjeev Kumar, who works in a private company, claimed that he was following his cousin, the victim, on a two-wheeler on their way back home from Marranwala village. Around 6 pm, as a rashly driven car hit the victim’s vehicle. Manoj lost control of the bike and fell on the ground. The car driver fled the spot.
The victim sustained serious injuries on his face and right hand and was taken to the Community Health Centre at Kalka where doctors declared him brought dead.
A case was registered under Sections 279 and 304-A of the IPC at the Pinjore police station.