JAIPUR: A 30-year-old man was hit by a car near Shivdaspura late on Saturday night, but his body was recovered about 20km away from the SFS area in Mansarovar.
The mysterious accident has left the police groping in the dark. According to Shivdaspura SHO Bhupendra Singh, the accident took place on Saturday night when the victim, identified as Ganga Lal, was crossing the road to pay for fuel at a petrol pump.
Car driver likely to have abandoned body on road
“A car hit him and his body was later found at the SFS area in Mansarovar. It is suspected that the car driver may have been taking Ganga Lal to the hospital for treatment when he died en route,” he said.
Sources suspect the car driver may have got cold feet and abandoned the body on the road. “We are investigating the case to ascertain what exactly transpired,” an official said.
The location where the body was recovered is over 20km away from Shivdaspur and comes under the jurisdiction of Shipra Path police station. “Some people raised the possibility that Ganga Lal was stuck on the car’s roof and dragged all the way till Mansarovar, but that seems very unlikely,” Singh said.
Meanwhile, Ganga Lal’s brother, Shivraj, gave a different version of the accident. He claimed that he was present when the accident took place and had last seen his brother hit by a car. “We were returning home from Bhankrota on bikes. Some people in our group took a halt to get petrol. My brother and I were crossing the road to pay the money at the pump. Just as I had crossed the road I heard a loud thud and when I looked back, I saw Ganga hit by the car,” he said, claiming that he had also informed the police about the accident.
The mysterious accident has left the police groping in the dark. According to Shivdaspura SHO Bhupendra Singh, the accident took place on Saturday night when the victim, identified as Ganga Lal, was crossing the road to pay for fuel at a petrol pump.
Car driver likely to have abandoned body on road
“A car hit him and his body was later found at the SFS area in Mansarovar. It is suspected that the car driver may have been taking Ganga Lal to the hospital for treatment when he died en route,” he said.
Sources suspect the car driver may have got cold feet and abandoned the body on the road. “We are investigating the case to ascertain what exactly transpired,” an official said.
The location where the body was recovered is over 20km away from Shivdaspur and comes under the jurisdiction of Shipra Path police station. “Some people raised the possibility that Ganga Lal was stuck on the car’s roof and dragged all the way till Mansarovar, but that seems very unlikely,” Singh said.
Meanwhile, Ganga Lal’s brother, Shivraj, gave a different version of the accident. He claimed that he was present when the accident took place and had last seen his brother hit by a car. “We were returning home from Bhankrota on bikes. Some people in our group took a halt to get petrol. My brother and I were crossing the road to pay the money at the pump. Just as I had crossed the road I heard a loud thud and when I looked back, I saw Ganga hit by the car,” he said, claiming that he had also informed the police about the accident.
