Kanpur man killed as Thar rams his scooter and drags him along for 20 metres; driver flees
DCP West Qasim Abidi said the vehicle had been seized and further action was underway.
A 61-year-old individual, Santosh Singh Chauhan, lost his life in Kanpur after being struck and dragged by a speeding Thar for about 20 meters. The incident occurred on Saturday night around 8 pm near Awas Vikas-3, Kalyanpur. Chauhan, a resident of Swaraj Nagar in Panki and an LIC housing finance agent, was returning home from shopping in Keshavpuram on his scooter.
The SUV driver, along with another woman who allegedly accompanied her, fled the scene in a car they had called. The Thar, registered in the name of Krishna Kumar, a resident of Gyan Villa in Panki, with "Krishna Group" written on its rear, had reportedly been driven recklessly at around 100 kmph. Witnesses claim the SUV swerved to avoid a collision and then struck Chauhan's scooter, causing him to be thrown into the air and dragged under the vehicle for nearly 20 meters before crashing into a boundary wall of a house.
The scooter was severely damaged, and the police seized the vehicle, sending Chauhan's body for a post-mortem examination. The incident prompted speculation that the women in the Thar might have been under the influence of alcohol. The occupants of the car that arrived to pick up the fleeing Thar allegedly threatened those gathered, claiming to be relatives of a minister.
The police are investigating the case, with further action expected soon. Chauhan leaves behind his wife, Sunita, son Rahul, an engineer, and daughter Sakshi, who works for a multinational company in Bengaluru. Rahul, Chauhan's son, shared that his father had gone out on Saturday evening to purchase a saree for his mother when the tragic accident occurred.
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