A rickshaw-puller was critically injured after being hit by a private car owned by former Criminal Investigation Department (CID) chief Shibgat Ullah on Paltan Culvert Road in the capital on Saturday night.
The vehicle was reportedly being driven by the former CID chief's son at the time of the accident.
According to eyewitnesses and police, a speeding private car rammed into the rickshaw-puller on Culvert Road, leaving him severely injured. Locals rushed the victim to a nearby hospital, where he remains in critical condition.
Upon receiving the news, Paltan Police Station officers reached the spot and seized the private car, taking it into police custody. Authorities confirmed that necessary legal actions regarding the incident are currently underway.
-SA