LUCKNOW: A 23-year-old motorcycle rider was killed and a 10-year-old boy critically injured after a car allegedly driven by the wife of a police sub-inspector collided with a motorcycle on Dubagga road on Friday afternoon.According to eyewitness accounts, the impact was so severe that the motorcycle rider, identified as Sahil, was thrown into the air and landed on the bonnet of the car. He sustained severe head injuries and died on the spot. The pillion rider, Mohd. Maaz alias Ajaan (10), suffered serious injuries and was rushed to hospital, where he remains critical.Eyewitnesses claimed that the car was being driven by the wife of a sub-inspector, while the police officer was seated beside her in uniform at the time of the accident. The officer has been identified as a 2023-batch sub-inspector posted in Hardoi district.Following the collision, angry villagers surrounded the couple and prevented them from leaving. A police team reached the spot and escorted the sub-inspector and his wife safely to the police station.The villagers later placed Sahil’s body on Hardoi Road and blocked the traffic for nearly four hours. They demanded Rs 1 crore as compensation, a government job for a family member, and the immediate arrest of those responsible for the accident.Assistant commissioner of police, (Kakori) Shakeel Ahmed, reached the spot and held talks with the family members assuring a fair investigation and possible compensation.
