Week after being run over by constable, cop dies in hospital in Ahmedabad
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Ahmedabad: A police constable from Ellisbridge police station, Sanjay Asari, 32, died on Friday while undergoing treatment at SVP Hospital. He was injured in a road accident caused by another police constable from Madhavpura, Yuvrajsinh Vaghela, 34, who was allegedly drunk when the incident took place near Bakra Mandi in Ranip on the night of May 31.
According to the police, Vaghela was driving a car at high speed when he lost control and hit two two-wheelers, a handcart, and a woman standing by the roadside. Among the injured were 60-year-old Kanji Parmar, a resident of Ranip, 50-year-old Mumtaz Sheikh, and Asari, a resident of Ranip police line who was on his walk during the accident. Vaghela's car later crashed into a wall.
Residents caught Vaghela and reported that he was under the influence of alcohol.
Vaghela revealed he was a police constable and threatened the crowd before fleeing the spot on foot, leaving the vehicle behind. The car did not have numberplate on the front.
Ranip police later arrested Vaghela from his native place, Surendranagar. He was brought to Ranip police station in a PCR van. While in custody, he allegedly tried to escape by faking illness. An inquiry was ordered against the police personnel who were on duty at that time.
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Following Asari's death, police added charges of causing death by negligence under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Vaghela was handed over to the L Division traffic police for further investigation. The vehicle was seized as part of the investigation, and the cop underwent medical tests which confirmed he was drunk at the time of the accident.
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