Overview
- Police said Advocate Sheikh Adil Nabi was fatally injured when his Alto was struck from behind near the Banihal railway crossing on the Jammu–Srinagar National Highway around 3 pm on Thursday.
- He received first aid at SDH Banihal, was referred to GMC Anantnag and then shifted to SKIMS Soura, where he died during treatment on Friday.
- Ramban Senior Superintendent of Police Arun Gupta said Mohammad Shafi, the driver of the Mahindra Scorpio involved, has been arrested as formal procedures continue.
- A video widely shared on social media appears to show a speeding vehicle ramming Nabi’s car from the rear near Banihal.
- Nabi, a resident of Bijbehara in Anantnag district, had recently taken up a posting in Chandigarh as a CBI prosecuting officer, drawing condolences from the legal community.