<p>A 55-year-old Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel was crushed to death by a speeding truck at north Delhi’s Kashmere Gate on Monday morning.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The truck driver was chased and nabbed by a team of local police patrolling the area.<br />The victim has been identified as Inspector Kuldeep Chand Sharma who hailed from Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district.<br /><br />He was posted with ITBP headquarters at CGO Complex on Lodi Road. Police said he was returning from his hometown to join duty on Monday.<br /><br />“Kuldeep was hit by the truck when he was crossing a road near gate number three of Kashmere Gate Metro station around 5 am,” said a police officer.<br /><br />The truck driver did not stop after the accident and allegedly dragged Kuldeep under the vehicle for a short distance.<br /><br />The incident was also witnessed by Head Constable Vishambher Singh and Constable Mukesh Kumar of Kashmere Gate police station, who were patrolling the area on a motorcycle.<br /><br />“The two police officers saw the truck driver fleeing and chased the vehicle,” the officer added.<br /><br />The truck was caught near Kashmere Gate ISBT and the accused overpowered. He was identified as 40-year-old Naresh Kumar, who hails from Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor district. “Kuldeep was declared brought dead on the spot and his body was taken to Sabzi Mandi mortuary for a post-mortem,” the officer said.<br /><br />A case of rash driving and culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Indian Penal Code has been registered with Kashmere Gate police station. Police have informed his family.<br /><br />Kuldeep, who joined ITBP in 1983, worked as a subedar major and was a Hindi translator. He is survived by his wife and two children.</p>
<p>A 55-year-old Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel was crushed to death by a speeding truck at north Delhi’s Kashmere Gate on Monday morning.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The truck driver was chased and nabbed by a team of local police patrolling the area.<br />The victim has been identified as Inspector Kuldeep Chand Sharma who hailed from Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district.<br /><br />He was posted with ITBP headquarters at CGO Complex on Lodi Road. Police said he was returning from his hometown to join duty on Monday.<br /><br />“Kuldeep was hit by the truck when he was crossing a road near gate number three of Kashmere Gate Metro station around 5 am,” said a police officer.<br /><br />The truck driver did not stop after the accident and allegedly dragged Kuldeep under the vehicle for a short distance.<br /><br />The incident was also witnessed by Head Constable Vishambher Singh and Constable Mukesh Kumar of Kashmere Gate police station, who were patrolling the area on a motorcycle.<br /><br />“The two police officers saw the truck driver fleeing and chased the vehicle,” the officer added.<br /><br />The truck was caught near Kashmere Gate ISBT and the accused overpowered. He was identified as 40-year-old Naresh Kumar, who hails from Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor district. “Kuldeep was declared brought dead on the spot and his body was taken to Sabzi Mandi mortuary for a post-mortem,” the officer said.<br /><br />A case of rash driving and culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Indian Penal Code has been registered with Kashmere Gate police station. Police have informed his family.<br /><br />Kuldeep, who joined ITBP in 1983, worked as a subedar major and was a Hindi translator. He is survived by his wife and two children.</p>
