SUV driver booked for hit and run

Rajkot: A day after video of a hit and run incident involving an SUV and a motorcyclist went viral on social media, Jamnagar police lodged an FIR against the unknown SUV driver. The FIR was filed following a complaint lodged by Manish Chauhan (45), a resident of Digvijay Plot, who sustained injuries after the SUV rammed into his bike at a crossroad.
According to police, the incident has occurred on May 23 near Satya Sai School in Jamnagar. Chauhan, a tailor by profession was on his way from to his shop in Valkeshwari Nagari, when the speeding SUV hit him. He fell off the bike and hit a boundary wall. The SUV driver escaped from the spot.
Chauhan was first taken to the civil hospital in Jamnagar but was later shifted to a private hospital in Rajkot where he reportedly underwent some surgeries. There were rumours a minor was driving the SUV, which was unregistered.