Youth dies in hit-and-run

A youth died in a hit-and-run incident at Kishangarh village near Khanna on the night of March 14.

Complainant Ashwani Kumar, a resident of Master Colony, Mandi Gobindgarh, told the police that his son Akash died on March 14. His son was returning home on his motorcycle (bearing registration number Punjab 11 AR 3164) but he did not reach home till late on the fateful day.

To enquire about his son, he went to his son’s office near gurdwara Manji Sahib but employees said Akash had already left the office.

While returning home, when he reached near a petrol pump at Kishangarh village, he was shocked to see his son lying dead on the service road. His son seemed to have been killed in a hit-and-run incident. Some unknown rashly driven vehicle might had hit him and fled the scene. His face and head had serious injuries, revealed the deceased’s father.

ASI Baljit Singh said a case of causing death by negligent driving was registered against the unidentified driver and a probe was launched to identify the suspect.