Gurgaon: Two persons were killed in separate hit-and-run incidents — near two societies.In the first incident, a 41-year-old sanitation worker was killed after a vehicle allegedly hit him while he was walking near Emaar Palm Hills in Sector 77 on Friday evening. The driver fled the spot, leaving the damaged vehicle behind, police said. Hiranjan Kumar, a resident of Shikohpur village, worked as a cleaner at Emaar Palm Hills. His wife Madhuri also works as a cleaner at the same society.According to the complaint filed at Kherki Daula police station, Hiranjan and his 16-year-old son Aakash were walking towards a nearby shop around 7 pm to buy kitchen items. “When they reached near The Select Premia, opposite Palm Hills, a vehicle coming from the M3M side hit Hiranjan from behind,” the complaint said. A police officer said, “The impact left Hiranjan critically injured. Passers-by rushed him to ESI Hospital in Sector 3, IMT Manesar, where doctors declared him dead.”Police said the vehicle involved in the accident, bearing registration number MH14JH9046, was found at the spot. A case has been registered at Kherki Daula police station under sections 281 (rash driving) and 106 (causing death by negligence) of BNS. “An investigation has begun and police are trying to trace the driver. The vehicle has been taken into custody and further action will be taken after identifying the accused,” the officer said.In another accident, a 35-year-old man died after he was allegedly hit by an unidentified vehicle near Cosmos Society in Sector 65 on Saturday night. A case was registered against the unknown driver and the investigation has begun. Dharmpal, a native of Rithori village in Agra, was living in Gurgaon as a tenant.According to the complaint filed by his brother Jitendra Singh, the incident took place around 10.30pm, when he was standing near the MR Estate office. Jitendra noticed a crowd gathered on the road from Ullawas towards Badshahpur and rushed to the spot.“There, he found Dharmpal lying unconscious on the road in a pool of blood. Police reached the spot and shifted him to Govt Hospital, Gurgaon, where doctors declared him dead,” a police officer said. Dharmpal appeared to have been hit by an unknown vehicle and the driver fled the spot, the officer added.A case has been registered at Sector 65 police station under sections 281 (rash driving) and 106 (causing death by negligence) of BNS. Police are scanning CCTV footage from the area and collecting information to identify the vehicle involved in the accident.
