Ahmedabad: Two men were killed after an SUV allegedly hit them while they were crossing SG Highway near Sola Bridge in the early hours of Thursday. The driver allegedly abandoned the vehicle and tried to flee but was caught by people at the spot and handed over to police.SG-1 Traffic police registered an FIR based on a complaint by Lakhuben Devipujak (51), a resident of Daran village near Sanand. The deceased were identified as her 35-year-old son Ranjit and son-in-law Bahadur, also 35.According to the FIR, Ranjit suffered seizures late on Wednesday night and was taken to Sola Civil Hospital in an ambulance by his brother and Bahadur. After admitting him, the two men stepped out around 2.30am to get tea.The two were crossing the road opposite Swad Gathiya, on the stretch descending from Sola Bridge towards Gota, when they were allegedly hit by an SUV.Both sustained serious injuries and were rushed to Sola Civil Hospital, where doctors declared them dead, the FIR states.Police identified the driver as 28-year-old Jaydeep Kambliya, a resident of Hirawadi. Investigators said he allegedly abandoned the vehicle after the crash and attempted to escape, but people caught him and handed him over to the police.The complainant alleged that Kambliya was driving at high speed and in a negligent manner when he hit the two men.Police booked Kambliya under BNS provisions pertaining to causing death by negligence, rash and negligent driving and causing hurt, besides provisions of Motor Vehicles Act.Accident accused allegedly posed as human rights activistPolice investigating the fatal accident allegedly involving Jaydeep Kambliya also found an identity card purportedly issued by the Human Rights Foundation of India and a board carrying human-rights logos inside the SUV.In a separate complaint, an SG-1 Traffic police inspector stated that Kambliya’s identity card identified him as a member of the organisation. During questioning, Kambliya allegedly told police that the card had been given to him by a one Chirag Patel of Jantanagar and that he did not know where the card had been prepared.Police also recovered a red board displaying a human-rights logo with label “Human Rights Foundation of India”. Kambliya allegedly told police that neither he nor any member of his family held a position in any human rights commission or organisation and that he had placed the board inside the vehicle himself.Based on the recovery and his statement, police filed a separate complaint under BNS provisions relating to falsely personating a public servant and wearing or carrying a token used by a public servant.
