Bizman hit by speeding car while cycling in Gurugram, dies

A 58-year-old businessman from the city was killed after an allegedly speeding car struck him from behind while he was cycling, officials said on Thursday.

They said the incident happened on Wednesday morning. According to the police, the unidentified accused, driving a Hyundai Santro car, fled the spot along with his vehicle and a hit-and-run case was registered at the DLF Phase 2 police station. Police said the incident was captured on closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras installed at a house near the spot of the incident.

Police identified the deceased as Amitabh Jain, a resident of Bougainvillea Marg, DLF Phase 2.

According to the complaint filed by Kanti Jain, the deceased’s cousin, the victim used cycle along Akashneem Marg every morning. Around 7.15 am on Wednesday, a car hit his cycle from behind while he was on the same route. The car driver fled, the complainant said, adding that they rushed the victim to a nearby hospital, where the doctors declared him dead.

The case was registered against the unidentified car driver under Sections 106, 281, 324 (2) of the BNS. The body was handed over to the kin after a postmortem.

While the deceased’s family members termed the incident an accident and denied further comments, locals raised some questions. They alleged it may have been a targeted attack stemming from personal enmity.

A senior officer investigating the matter said the family did not express any suspicions of foul play. The businessman’s son is settled in the UK and his daughter is in Bangalore. He lived here with his wife, the officer added.

“A case has been registered. With help from the CCTV footage, we have retrieved the vehicle’s registration number and identified its owner, who had sold the car recently. A manhunt is underway to nab the car driver and he will be arrested soon”, said DLF phase 2 Station-House Officer (SHO) Inspector Manoj Kumar.