Police are yet to arrest the accused despite two days having passed since 10-year-old Ansh was knocked down and kiled while he was crossing the road by a car bearing a Haryana number plate in the Premnagar area on June 23. It is learnt that the driver escaped the spot after leaving the car behind.
Quizzed over police yet to arrest the person responsible for the death of the boy two days after the mishap, a police officer from Premnagar police station said that investigation was going on. “The car which bore Haryana number plate was impounded from the spot. We are, however, yet to nab the culprit. We are on the lookout for him and he would be arrested soon,” he said.
Meanwhile, the locals accompanied by the relatives and neighbours of the deceased have been staging demonstration at the police station since the day of the mishap, demanding immediate arrest of the accused. The locals vented anger against police not being able to arrest the accused on Monday.
“We staged demonstration in front of the police station after the mishap occurred, demanding police to arrest him. Station Officer Mukul Tyagi assured us that the accused would be arrested soon.