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Groom, 25, Killed in Baghpat Hit-and-Run Minutes Before Wedding Ritual

Police are reviewing CCTV footage to trace the fleeing truck driver.

Overview

  • Subodh Kumar, a physiotherapist from Pichhokra village, was struck on the Delhi–Saharanpur highway near Sarurpur Kalan as the wedding procession paused.
  • He had stepped aside after feeling nauseous when a speeding truck from the Delhi side hit him and reportedly dragged him for several metres before fleeing.
  • Relatives took him to a private facility and then the district hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival around 10:30 pm, according to a hospital doctor.
  • Baghpat police say CCTV from the area is being examined to identify the vehicle, and the body has been sent for post-mortem.
  • Officers said a case will be registered once the family submits a formal complaint, and relatives noted he was the family's only son.