Pune: A 49-year-old assistant police sub-inspector posted at Uruli Kanchan police station died after an unidentified vehicle knocked him down while he was crossing the Pune-Solapur highway in Uruli Kanchan around 12.30am on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Ganesh Ratan Dabhade, a resident of Saswad in Purandar taluka. He was posted at Uruli Kanchan police station.Senior inspector Vijaymala Pawar of the Uruli Kanchan police station said the accident occurred in front of Shrikrishna Mangal Karyalaya on the highway.“Dabhade was crossing the road on foot when an unidentified vehicle hit him at high speed. A wheel of the vehicle reportedly ran over him, causing serious injuries,” Pawar said.“Dabhade had gone to Sassoon General Hospital for the post-mortem examination of an unidentified person whose body had been recovered from a water body. He returned to Uruli Kanchan and went to have dinner when the accident occurred,” Pawar added.The driver fled the spot without informing the police or reporting the accident. Dabhade succumbed to his injuries.Police constable Ashish Ulhalkar (29) of Uruli Kanchan police lodged a complaint against the unidentified driver later in the morning.
