Gurgaon: A 21-year-old second-year BBA student died after the driver of a Creta hit him from behind while he was on a morning walk with his elder brother near Gokulam society in Sohna on Wednesday morning. The driver fled from the spot, but the victim’s brother, a lawyer, noted the vehicle’s registration number. Police have registered a case and are looking for the driver.Police said Cash Raghav and his brother Gaurav, residents of Defence Colony in Sector 4, had gone for a walk towards Baluda village around 6 am on Wednesday. While returning home, a black Creta allegedly approached from behind at high speed and hit Cash near Gokulam Society, barely 1.3 km from his home.Gaurav told police he noted the vehicle’s registration number (HR76H3514) before it fled. Cash sustained severe injuries. With the help of Rakesh, a resident of Harinagar, who was passing by, Gaurav arranged a vehicle and took his brother to a govt hospital in Sohna, but doctors declared him dead.“Police should trace the driver and arrest him at the earliest. He didn’t even bother to check on my brother after hitting him,” Gaurav said. Cash was pursuing a BBA at a private institute in the city.Following the complaint, police registered a case under BNS sections 281 (rash driving), 106 (causing death due to negligence) and 125(A) (causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety) at Sohna City police station. Police are also checking CCTV footage obtained from nearby areas to trace the Creta driver.Police said Gaurav’s statement was recorded at the hospital mortuary, following which the case was registered.
