BARAMULLA — Police in Baramulla have solved a fatal hit-and-run case within three hours of its reporting, apprehending the accused driver and seizing the vehicle involved in the incident, officials said on Sunday.
The accident occurred on the Malpora–Heewan Road, where a 45-year-old woman, identified as Gulshan, wife of Mohd Ramzan and a resident of Malpora, was allegedly hit by a vehicle. She was taken to Primary Health Centre (PHC) Sheeri in an LP Bus 407 bearing registration number JK05-7249 but later succumbed to her injuries. Preliminary information indicated that she had sustained head injuries.
Police Station Sheeri launched an investigation following the incident. Although initial information suggested the involvement of a red-coloured scooty, further investigation established that the woman had allegedly been hit by the same passenger vehicle that later transported her to the hospital, police said.
The vehicle was being driven by Amir Majeed Sheikh, son of Abdul Majeed Sheikh, a resident of Fatehgarh. Police apprehended the accused and seized the vehicle within three hours of receiving information about the incident.
A case has been registered under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at Police Station Sheeri, and further investigation is underway to establish the circumstances surrounding the woman’s death, police said. — (KIMS)