Retired police official dies after being hit by taxi

Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police ACP Mohammed Javed 72 died after being hit by a speeding taxi driven by a drunk driver in Sewree area here, police said. Javed was rushed to the state-run J J Hospital in a police patrolling vehicle but declared dead before admission, the official said.Locals and police personnel from a patrolling team apprehended taxi driver Sudhir Kumar Keshav Prasad Sharma 40 on the spot.

Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Mohammed Javed (72) died after being hit by a speeding taxi driven by a drunk driver in Sewree area here, police said. The accident took place around 11 pm on Tuesday near Y Junction near the Bhaucha Dhakka jetty when Javed was out for a stroll, said an official. The taxi, which was coming from the opposite direction, hit him. Javed was rushed to the state-run J J Hospital in a police patrolling vehicle but declared dead before admission, the official said.

Locals and police personnel from a patrolling team apprehended taxi driver Sudhir Kumar Keshav Prasad Sharma (40) on the spot. He was found to be under the influence of alcohol and arrested by Sewree Police.

A case of rash driving and causing death by negligence was registered against him, the official said, adding that probe was underway.

(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)