India, April 19 -- A 19-year-old youth was killed after being allegedly run over and dragged for nearly 300 metres by an unidentified tempo on the Apta-Dandphata road near Rasayani in Raigad district on Thursday afternoon, in a hit-and-run that left police piecing together the victim's identity hours later.

According to the Rasayani police, the accident occurred around 1 pm on April 15 near Apta village in Panvel taluka.

The deceased was identified as Ajay Santosh Katkari, 19, a resident of Dawarnagar tribal hamlet in Uran tehsil. He was travelling as a pillion rider with his relative, Rajesh Laxman Katkari, 21, who was riding the motorcycle.

Police said the duo were on a Splendor motorcycle travelling from Uran to attend a relative's ...