A constable of UT Traffic Police was severely injured in a hit-and-run case
. The constable was injured when he was trying to stop a person who was talking on the phone while driving at Industrial area Phase 1 on Sunday. Gurmeet Singh, constable of Chandigarh traffic police, was immediately rushed to the Government Medical College and Hospital at Sector 32. Meanwhile, the condition of Gurmeet is said to be stable now.
The incident took place in the evening when Gurmeet was deputed on duty to monitor the traffic near Elante Mall. Gurmeet noticed a person, who was talking over the phone while driving his car (CH-03F-5450). Noticing this, Singh signalled him to stop his vehicle, however the car driver managed to escape after hitting him and Singh sustained several injuries, said a police official.
Meanwhile, a case against the accused driver has been registered and police is trying to trace the owner of said vehicle, said, Yashpal Sharma, SHO Police Station Industrial Area.