Chandigarh, Oct. 18 -- Two days after a 22-year-old died and her elder sister sustained critical injuries after being crushed under a Thar in Sector 46, Chandigarh, police arrested the accused, who is a law student and son of a tehsiladar posted in Punjab.

The accused has been identified as 18-year-old Neroshpreet Singh, a law student originally from Amritsar, Punjab, who currently lives in a rented accommodation in Sector 16.

Police had already seized the red Thar car involved in the accident. During interrogation, the accused stated that he was scared after the accident and thus fled.

The accident occurred around 3 pm on Wednesday in Sector 46 when Burail resident Sojef, 22, and her younger sister Isha, 24, were crossing the road. A ...