Sub-inspector dies in hit and run while on patrol duty
Delhi Police
died in a hit-and-run accident on Friday afternoon while on highway patrol duty in east Delhi. The driver of the offending vehicle has been apprehended.
According to police, the officer, identified as SI Yashpal, was posted at Pandav Nagar police station and was deployed on patrolling duty from 8am to 8pm. "Around 2.30pm, while riding a govt motorcycle along NH-9 near the DCP office cut, he was struck by a speeding taxi while attempting to take an exit and U-turn towards Ghazipur," a senior police officer said.
Police said he was immediately rushed to a hospital located Ghaziabad where doctors declared him brought dead.
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Originally from Raj Nagar Extension in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad, Yashpal is survived by his only son, 28-year-old Tarun Pawadia, who is currently preparing for government service exams.
"The driver identified as Vishnu Yadav(37) fled the scene after the incident, but was shortly traced and apprehended afterwards. The vehicle has also been seized," the senior officer added. Further probe is underway to ascertain the sequence of events that led to the fatal accident.
Earlier in March, an on-duty assistant sub-inspector, who was inspecting the scene of an accident, died after being hit by a bike in North Delhi's Burari.
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