Basit Bashir
Ganderbal, Oct 21 (KB): A 5 year’s old girl, was killed and her father was injured in a hit-and-run accident in lar area of Central Kashmir’s district Gandarbal, earlier reports said.
Police spokesperson on Friday evening informed that, case wherein girl child died, has been solved by Ganderbal Police within two hours, and have arrested the driver of the vehicle.
A police spokesperson as per Kashmir Bulletin–(KB) said, today at 18:20 hours an accident occurred at NHW near Naitang Lar Ganderbal.
“A Scooty bearing Registration No JKO5J 0306 driven by Firdous Ahmad Magray S/O Ghulam Mohammad R/O Lar was hit by an unknown vehicle which escaped from the spot. The scooty rider and his 4 year old daughter namely Zahira Firdous got injured and were immediately rushed to the DH Ganderbal where doctors declared the said girl brought dead and her father was referred to SKIMS Soura Srinagar for advanced treatment,” said the spokesperson.
He further added that, “Ganderbal Police swiftly started a hot pursuit of the unknown driver and vehicle, and within an span of two hours the vehicle and the driver involved in the incident namely Mushtaq Ahmad Quraishi S/O Mohammad Yousuf R/O Chanthan Gulabpora Lar was arrested by P/s Lar.”
“The vehicle bearing registration no JK04E 7377 has been seized and the investigation has been intimated in case FIR No.63 of P/s Lar Ganderbal. The prompt and swift response by Ganderbal Police was praised by one and all,” he further added.
Notably, police have earlier said that they have taken cognizance of the incident, and have also registered a case in this regard and a manhunt was also launched to nab the driver who fled away from the spot. (Kashmir Bulletin–KB)