AMBALA: A 25-year-old woman has died in a road accident in Haryana’s Ambala after she was allegedly hit by a car driven by a police officer who was reportedly under the influence of alcohol, officials said on Wednesday. According to news agency ANI, the woman has been identified as Nikita, according to initial information. Her body was brought to the Civil Hospital late on Tuesday night. Dr DD Pandey of Civil Hospital, Ambala, told reporters, “We received the body of a 25-year-old girl at around 9:30 PM last night. Her body has been shifted to the mortuary. The police are conducting an investigation.” An eyewitness, Ravinder Singh, an e-rickshaw driver, alleged that a speeding car driven by a police officer struck his vehicle. “I was coming from Ambala Cantt with four passengers in the e-rickshaw… A speeding car driven by a police officer hit our e-rickshaw, and a girl fell from it. After that, the police officer ran over the girl. When she was brought to the hospital, she was declared dead. The police officer was drunk,” Singh added. The victim’s brother, Mayank, also alleged that the police officer was intoxicated. “My elder sister was coming from Delhi. Her name is Nitika, and she works in Gurgaon.. A drunk police officer was driving the car, which ran over my sister,” he said. Police have not publicly responded to the allegations that the officer was under the influence at the time of the incident. Further details are awaited as the investigation continues.
