Jaipur: A 38-year-old man was killed and his co-worker seriously injured after a speeding Thar rammed their cycle near Bhagwan Das Road in Jaipur on Oct 5.Police said Wednesday that the victim’s family filed an FIR after completing his last rites in West Bengal.The victim, Parbnandan Barman, a native of Cooch Behar in West Bengal, worked at a restaurant in C-Scheme.According to the FIR registered at Ashok Nagar police station, Barman was returning home on his cycle with a co-worker around 1am when a speeding Thar hit them as they crossed the intersection near Bhagwan Das Road.The impact threw Barman several feet into the air before he fell and sustained critical injuries. His co-worker was also seriously injured, but his condition has since improved, police said.An officer said the family took Barman’s body to their native village for the last rites and could not immediately lodge a complaint. They approached the police after returning to Jaipur on Wednesday.Police registered a case against the Thar driver under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Motor Vehicles Act for reckless driving. They have also sought CCTV footage from the area to establish how the crash occurred and identify the vehicle’s movements.
