Islamabad Police arrest two Indian High Commission employees over a hit-and-run incident

By Muhammad YaseenPublished On 06 Jan 2023

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Police arrested two Indian High Commission officials for attempting to flee after running over a man and critically injuring him.

According to eyewitnesses, a BMW car hit a pedestrian who was walking on the embassy road at around 8am and attempted to flee. The pedestrian was critically injured and shifted to a hospital for treatment.

The car was stopped by a huge crowd of people who handed over the two men to Islamabad Police. After they were arrested, police discovered that the two persons were officials of the Indian High Commission.

Eyewitnesses said the car was being driven irresponsibly and had gotten out of control due to overspeeding. The victim was walking on the footpath at the road when he was run over by the car.