Ramkrishan Upadhyay

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 10

A court has framed charges against a 22-year-old youth, Paras Arora, who was arrested for allegedly hitting ASI Ramesh Chand of the UT police with his car at a naka in Sector 20 here.

The court has framed the charges against the accused for offences punishable under Sections 307 (attempt to murder) and 333 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt to any person being a public servant in the discharge of his duty) of the IPC.

The police have registered the FIR against the accused on a complaint of constable Parvesh, who, along with ASI Ramesh Chand and other officials, was deployed at a naka on April 10, 2021, in Sector 20.

Constable Parvesh said Ramesh Chand noticed a car coming towards the naka. When he signalled the driver to stop the vehicle, he allegedly hit him and fled the spot.

Due to the impact, ASI Ramesh Chand flung into the air and fell on the right side of the car. The car driver managed to flee from the spot.

He said Ramesh was rushed to the GMCH-32. He was later discharged from the hospital. After verifying the registration number of the vehicle, the police arrested Paras Arora.

The police produced the accused in a court, which sent him to jail on April 11. The ASI was later admitted to the PGI, Sector 12, where he died of Covid.

The police have already filed the chargesheet in the case. They added Section 333 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt to any person being a public servant in the discharge of his duty) of the IPC against the accused in the chargesheet.