Dehradun, April 7 A woman, who lost her son in a hit-and-run accident here two years ago, tracked down the accused driver after more than a year, when the police closed the case citing a lack of evidence.
Armed with compelling evidence, the woman, Lalita Chaudhary, met Dehradun SSP Prameendra Singh Dobal on April 4 and requested him to reopen the case. The police officer assured her that strict action would be taken against the accused and that the case would be reopened.
Lalita’s 18-year-old son, Kshitij Chaudhary, was hit by a speeding vehicle while walking on a road in Prem Nagar years ago. The driver fled the scene.
Passersby rushed Kshitij to a hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries after a day.
Lalita, a resident of Sahsatra Dhara Road, alleged that although the police filed an FIR, they did not thoroughly investigate the case.
After a few months, the police closed the case in 2024 and submitted a final report.
However, Lalita did not give up and began searching for the accused driver.
She collected CCTV footage of the accident site and its surrounding areas. For months, she reviewed the footage, and eventually, she identified the vehicle involved in the hit-and-run.
She visited the RTO office to gather further information about the vehicle, a dump truck.
Prem Nagar Police Station SHO Naresh Rathore told