— Hit-and-run case: Culprit still absconded; Chandigarh police failed to catch killer
— Daughters demand stronger charges against accused
— 100 people joined hands with AAP party to protest against casual attitude of Chandigarh police.
The Chandigarh businessman, a resident of Sector 4, was run over by a speeding white SUV outside Hotel Mountview on August 6. The owner of the vehicle, which had a VIP number plate, PB-03F-0004, was identified as Harjasneet Singh Chahal of Bathinda.
M4PNews | Chandigarh
As many as 100 people joined hands with AAP party to protest against casual attitude of Chandigarh police. It would have been another hit and run, like so many in Chandigarh. But the daughters of 75-year-old Subodh Kumar Gupta are determined that the sudden violent end their father met with when he was mowed down by a speeding vehicle will not be consigned to the police records and shown as a mere statistic at year end. Days after he was killed, Gupta’s three daughters have thrown themselves into a full-fledged campaign to have the culprit punished appropriately for the crime. “Now, it has been 5 month 8 days went in vain and the killer is absconded.” said Prem Garg AAP Convenor Chandigarh.
The Chandigarh businessman, a resident of Sector 4, was run over by a speeding white SUV outside Hotel Mountview, Sector 10, on August 6. It was around 5.00 pm. The owner of the vehicle, which had a VIP number plate, PB-03F-0004, was identified as Harjasneet Singh Chahal of Bathinda. He drove away from the spot. He has been charged with death due to negligent driving, but Gupta’s daughters say more severe charges should be pressed against him. Niti Goyal, Gupta’s youngest daughter, said, “After the High Court Orders, the culprit is still at large. Chandigarh Police is escaping the culprit.”
Aam Aadmi Party Convenor Prem Garg who participated in the protest said, “This is callous approach of Chandigarh police. Its not a Father died, it’s a death of whole family, Subodh gupta is survived by three daughters and it is a painful journey for these girls.”
Her eldest sister Reeta Aggarwal said, “It was not a simple road accident. We collected the CCTV footage with our own efforts and the footage shows that my father had made desperate attempt to avoid the accident but the driver deliberately hit him and escaped from the spot. The police had not reacted till the time we did not use our connections to convey to the local police to take swift action. But we were stunned when we learnt that the accused Chahal was simply released on bail from the local police station, Sector 3.”
