Panipat Hit-and-Run: One Arrested in Triple Murder Case
The Panipat Police have arrested a man accused of killing three friends by deliberately running them over with a Scorpio vehicle. The suspect, identified as Manish, a resident of Dikadla village in the district, was apprehended late Friday evening on Patti Kalyana Road.
Background of the Incident
According to a complaint filed by Virender Gahlayan, brother of one of the deceased, Narender, the attack was motivated by an old enmity. Virender received a call from a villager informing him that three men, including his brother, had been critically injured and were being taken to a hospital in Panipat. Upon arriving at the hospital, Virender found Narender conscious despite a severe head injury. Narender allegedly told him that Manish, along with accomplices Sandeep, Ravinder, Navin, Tushar, Sachin, Neeraj, Rajbir alias Raja of Dikadla village, and Sooraj of Atta village, had rammed their vehicle into them in an attempt to kill them.
The complaint further states that Narender believed the accused held a grudge because mining authorities had earlier seized a trailer and dumper allegedly linked to Manish in an illegal mining case.
Details of the Attack
As per the First Information Report (FIR), Narender had returned from Haridwar on Wednesday evening and later went for a walk with Vinod and Aneep. The trio was returning on Vinod's scooter when a black Scorpio allegedly hit them from behind. After they fell onto the road, the attackers reportedly assaulted them before fleeing the scene.
Following the complaint, a case was registered against nine individuals under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Police Investigation and Arrest
Police recovered the Scorpio used in the crime from a dhaba on National Highway 44 the same night. One tire of the vehicle was found burnt, reportedly after it got punctured during the escape and was driven at high speed. The accused later abandoned the vehicle at the dhaba and fled.
Taking serious note of the incident, Superintendent of Police Bhupender Singh handed over the case to the CIA-1 unit for investigation and arrest of the accused. DSP Headquarters Satish Kumar Vats said the CIA-1 unit acted on intelligence and arrested Manish from Patti Kalyana Road in the Samalkha area on Friday night.
During preliminary interrogation, the accused allegedly admitted his involvement in the killing along with his associates, the DSP added. The accused was produced in court on Saturday and sent to 10 days of police remand.
