Overview
- Police say he was struck during a routine walk around 6 pm Friday on Saketri Road near the BJP office in Sector 4, Mansa Devi Complex.
- Passersby rushed him to the Army’s Command Hospital in Chandimandir, where he died on Saturday morning.
- An FIR has been registered against the driver of the unidentified vehicle, according to Panchkula ACP Dinesh Kumar.
- Investigators are reviewing footage from nearby locations, including a petrol pump, because the crash site lacked cameras.
- Reports note minor age discrepancies and highlight his distinguished service and family, with the post-mortem planned after a son returns from abroad.