Guwahati: On Friday morning, a tragic hit-and-run incident occurred in Uttar Pradesh’s Bilsi town when a speeding car struck a 22-year-old man and dragged him for nearly three kilometres.
The victim, Umesh Kumar, was on his way for a morning walk and succumbed to his injuries at a primary health care centre.
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The car driver has been apprehended by the police and is being interrogated. Kumar’s body has been sent for post-mortem.
The incident brings to mind a similar event that happened in Delhi’s Kanjhawala on New Year’s Eve, in which a woman was killed after being dragged by a car.
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Six people were charged under Section 304 (Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder) and the incident led to protests and political debate on rising crime in the capital.