Police apprehends man involved in hit and run case
Srinagar: Police in Awantipora arrested an accused driver involved in a hit and run case within an hour of the incident, a police spokesman said Tuesday.
He said that earlier in the day a road traffic accident took place at Reshipora in which one girl (age about 10 years) daughter of Arshid Ahmad Shiekh resident of Reshipora was hit by a Dumper bearing registration number JK01AE-3177 driven rashly and negligently by Mohammad Haneef Khanday son of Ali Mohammad Khanday resident of Meej Pampore. In the incident, the girl died on the spot.
Acting swiftly, a Police team apprehended the accused driver within hour of the incident.
Accordingly, Police have taken a cognisance under relevant section of law besides; the dumper has also been seized, he added.