Punjab Woman Run Over, Cop Arrested, Chilling Hit-And-Run On CCTV
NDTV
The women were hit around 8.30 am while they were standing by a road in the Jalandhar Cantonment area, the police said.
A young woman died and her friend was critically injured when a police inspector allegedly ran them over this morning near the highway in Punjab's Jalandhar and drove off without stopping. Anger erupted in the area over the hit-and-run, with people demanding the policeman's arrest and blocking the highway, causing a massive jam.
The women were hit around 8.30 am while they were standing by a road in the Jalandhar Cantonment area, the police said. The policeman who was allegedly driving the car was identified as Amrit Pal Singh.
"We have traced the car and the driver will be arrested soon," Superintendent of Police Iqbal Singh Kahlo told reporters.
A speeding Maruti Brezza hit them and one of the women, Navjot Kaur, died on the spot. The other woman is in hospital with serious wounds.
