MEERUT/BAREILLY: A 44-year-old ENT specialist allegedly mowed down a labourer employed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on the Lucknow-Delhi national highway with his speeding Mercedes SUV in Moradabad on Sunday. An FIR has been registered, and the vehicle has been seized, police said.
SP (Moradabad City) Ranvijay Singh said, “The doctor, a resident of Moradabad, was driving the SUV at high speed. He lost control of the vehicle and hit Daya Chandra Singh, who was among a group of workers repainting the divider walls on a bridge in the Pakbara area.”
He added that preliminary investigation found that the doctor was not under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident. “We detained him for questioning and lodged an FIR under BNS sections 281 (rash driving) and 106-1 (causing death by negligence) at Pakbara police station,” the SP said. SHO of the area, Vinod Kumar, told TOI, “The doctor said in his defence that he lost his control over the steering and the car inadvertently hit the divider before striking Singh.”
For the safety of the workers, a man was reportedly assigned to signal vehicles to slow down using a flag. Amar Singh, the victim’s son, accused police of favouring the doctor by imposing lighter charges. He said, “My father was the sole breadwinner of our family. The doctor’s reckless driving took his life. Police have already released the accused. I will fight for justice in court. So far, no one from the NHAI has come forward to help us either.”
