Overview
- The victim was identified as Sheikh Adil Nabi, 35, a Bijbehara resident recently appointed as a CBI public prosecutor in Chandigarh after clearing the UPSC.
- Police said his Alto was struck from behind around 3 pm near the Banihal railway crossing on the Jammu–Srinagar National Highway.
- He received first aid at SDH Banihal, was referred to GMC Anantnag, and was later shifted to SKIMS Soura, where he succumbed on Friday.
- Ramban SSP Arun Gupta said Mohammad Shafi, the Mahindra Scorpio driver, has been arrested as part of the case.
- Members of the legal fraternity expressed shock over his death and remembered him as a diligent young lawyer.