Ahmedabad Police Arrest Truck Driver in Hit-and-Run Incident

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Two women, including a police staffer part of PM Modi's security detail, were killed in a road accident in Ahmedabad on Monday. The Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) of Ahmedabad City Police had been searching for the truck and its driver since the incident. On Tuesday, the accused driver, Roopamsingh Thakur, was arrested and handed over to the 'G' Division Traffic Police after the truck was found in Dehgam, Gandhinagar. The victims, Viral Rabari and Hiral Rajgor, were on a two-wheeler when the accident occurred, and they were declared dead at a local hospital.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) of Ahmedabad City Police arrested the truck driver, Roopamsingh Thakur, in connection with the hit-and-run incident on Monday evening in the Naroda area of Ahmedabad.
  • The accused and the truck were found in Dehgam, Gandhinagar, on Tuesday morning and handed over to the 'G' Division Traffic Police.
  • Viral Rabari, a police staffer posted at the cyber cell in Gandhinagar, and Hiral Rajgor, working at the GVK-EMRI emergency ambulance centre, were on a two-wheeler when they were hit by the truck.
  • Rabari was part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's security bandobast for the road show and public gathering at Khodaldham Maidan in Nikol.
  • The victims were taken to a local hospital but were pronounced dead.
  • The 'G' Division Traffic police will take further action in the case.

Statistics:

  • 2 women were killed in the hit-and-run incident on Monday evening.
  • The incident occurred in the Naroda area of Ahmedabad.
  • The accused truck driver, Roopamsingh Thakur, was arrested and handed over to the 'G' Division Traffic Police.
  • 1 police staffer, Viral Rabari, was part of PM Modi's security bandobast at the time of the incident.
  • The incident occurred following a road show and public gathering of PM Modi at Khodaldham Maidan in Nikol.

Sources:

  • The Indian Express (P) Ltd
  • Contify.com