Truck runs over Delhi cop returning from protest duty
Gurugram, Oct. 13 -- A 33-year-old Delhi Police constable returning home after duty at the Jantar Mantar protest site was killed when a truck coming from the wrong direction hit his motorcycle in Gurugram's Farrukhnagar area on Monday, police said.
The victim, Amit Yadav, a resident of Bas Kusla near Manesar, was posted at Kalyan Puri police station in east Delhi and deployed at Jantar Mantar following a protest call by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP).
A senior police officer said Yadav was in uniform and wearing a helmet when the accident occurred around 9.30am, a few kilometres from his home.
"A truck coming from the wrong direction hit Yadav. He fell off his motorcycle and was mowed down by the truck. Commuters alerted the police control room, following which emergency response vehicles rushed him to a nearby hospital. However, he was declared dead on arrival," he said.
Police said the driver stopped the truck near the accident spot and fled on foot.
Investigators said a stretch of the road had been dug up for utility work. The truck, travelling from Farrukhnagar towards Gurugram, allegedly changed lanes without checking for oncoming traffic, leading to the collision.
Yadav's brother-in-law Parveen Kumar, who arrived from Rewari, said his wife and two daughters had not yet been informed about his death.
"Meena had been unwell and still believes that her husband is on duty and would return home after a few days," he said.
Another relative, Sanjeev Kumar, said Yadav was the family's sole breadwinner and the only son of his parents.
"His mother is not even able to speak after learning about his death," he said, adding that the family last spoke to Yadav on Sunday night, when he said he would return home on Monday morning.
Sandeep Turan, public relations officer of Gurugram police, said an FIR was registered against the truck driver under Sections 106 (causing death by negligence) and 281 (rash driving) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at Farrukhnagar police station on Monday.
"The truck was seized. The body has been handed over to the family after an autopsy in the evening," he said....
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