Excelsior Correspondent
RAMBAN, Nov 18: Batote police arrested a driver involved in hit and run case within 24 hours and also seized the vehicle.
As per police sources, yesterday at around 2040 hours, an unknown truck hit a person namely Abdul Majid, son of Gulam Mohd of Ganeter District Doda at Chanpa area of Batote, when he was repairing his vehicle bearing registration number JK06-4871. After hitting the victim, the truck driver ran away from the spot.
The injured victim was rushed to CHC Batote from where he was later referred to Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) Jammu, but he died on way to Jammu.
The dead body was brought to CHC Batote and after postmortem, the dead body was handed over to legal heirs for last rites.
A case under FIR Number 117/18 under section 279 and 304-A RPC was registered at Batote Police Station and hunt was launched to nab the truck driver.
After hectic efforts, a team from Batote Police Station succeeded in tracing out the truck bearing registration number JK02CA-7116 involved in the accident and the accused driver identified as Mangal Dass, son of Krishan Lal of Nai Basti Satwari Jammu has been arrested.
Further investigation into the case is going on.
Police team led by led by SHO Batote Inspector Nazir Ahmed and assisted by SI Sumeet Sharma and ASI Harnam Singh made the arrest under the supervision of DySP Headquarters Ramban Azgar Ali Malik, Additional SP Ramban Sanjay Parihar and SSP Ramban Anita Sharma.
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