A Jawahar Nagar-based household and their supporters on Wednesday staged a protest for 2 hours outdoors the Kochar Market police put up, in search of a homicide case be registered over the demise of a 24-year-old man killed in a street mishap.
Ludhiana police mentioned the sufferer’s bike was additionally rushing, which brought about it to crash right into a pole. (Representational Picture)
Sarjan Kumar, a resident of Jawahar Nagar, was killed after his bike was hit by an allegedly rushing automobile on Tuesday evening, officers mentioned.
The protesters claimed that the automobile’s driver ‘deliberately’ rammed into the sufferer’s bike a number of occasions to kill him. The police, nevertheless, dismissed the protesters’ claims.
Kochar Market police put up in-charge assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Dharampal Chaudhary mentioned that on reviewing the footage from closed-circuit tv (CCTV) cameras, they discovered the automobile hit the bike solely as soon as whereas making a flip.
Police mentioned the bike was additionally rushing, which brought about it to crash right into a pole. The accused was recognized as Anshu, a cell store proprietor from Jawahar Nagar.
Police registered a first-information report (FIR) on fees of rash driving and inflicting demise by negligence. The ASI mentioned the accused will probably be arrested quickly.
The deceased acquired married final 12 months.
Sarjan’s father Satish Kumar mentioned his son was returning dwelling with a pal when a Hyundai Creta automobile hit their bike close to Kochar Market round 10.15 pm.
He mentioned after the impression, the bike crashed into an electrical energy pole, resulting in Sarjan’s demise on the spot.
His pal sustained minor accidents, Satish Kumar mentioned.
He alleged the automobile driver deliberately rammed into Sarjan’s bike a minimum of 3 times. The protesters blocked the street outdoors the Kochar Market police put up.
The protest disrupted visitors for about two hours earlier than police managed to pacify the protesters. Space councillor Kapil Sonu joined the protest as effectively.
Sonu mentioned the household claimed that CCTV cameras captured the second the bike crashed right into a pole and insisted that extra footage be checked to confirm if the accused intentionally hit the biker a number of occasions.