State girl dies in Pune hit-and-run accident
Source: Hueiyen News Service / TNN
Imphal, February 06 2014:
Amid growing concern and protests over the recent assaults on northeastern people in other parts of the country, a Manipuri girl was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Pune, the girl's family said on Wednesday.
Victim M Mera Devi of Moirang in Manipur's Bishnupur district was walking alone towards her residence when a speeding car hit her from behind at the crossing near the Iskcon Mandir area in Pune on January 31, said her brother, Ibungo, who, too, works in Pune.
Mera was pursuing a short-term computer course in Pune, he added.
The driver and occupants of the car fled from the scene without stopping to attend to the injured girl.
However, two witnesses recorded the registration number of the vehicle, Ibungo said, adding that his sister succumbed to her injuries at a nearby hospital the same day.
Following a complaint by the girl's family, police later arrested the driver and the owner of the vehicle, he said.
"The vehicle's owner and driver have so far not even bothered to apologize or express regret over the accident in which my sister died," Ibungo said.