Speeding car hits stationary vehicle of ex-DGP’s son

Vehicle of son of former Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Siddharth Chattopadhyay was hit by a speeding car on the Dandi Swami road here.

As per information, the victim, Siddhant, was going with his family members to a restaurant in a car on Friday evening and on reaching Dandi Swami Road, he got out of the vehicle. His family members remained seated inside the car when a white car coming from the rear hit their vehicle. The rear part of their car suffered major damages. Even the car of the errant driver also got damaged.

According to the police, the suspect was reportedly drunk. A case was registered and further investigation was underway in the matter.

The complainant, Siddhant, the son of former DGP, was going with his mother and other family members to a restaurant on Dandi Swami Road. The road was quite crowded. He got out of the vehicle and started walking after parking it by the roadside. Others were still seated in the car when a white Hyundai i10 car coming at a high speed hit the vehicle from the rear.

Some people suffered minor injuries in the accident. Siddhant informed the police after the incident. Following which, officials from the Police Division 8 reached the scene and registered a case against the errant car driver, identified as Divansh Khanna.

ASI Janak Raj said the i10 vehicle hit the victim’s stationary car from the rear. The police started a probe into the matter.