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Retired Lt Gen K S Mann Killed in Panchkula Hit-and-Run as Search for Vehicle Continues

Police are scanning nearby CCTV due to the lack of cameras at the crash site.

Overview

  • Mann, 83, was struck around 6 pm Friday on Saketri Road near the BJP office during an evening walk.
  • He was rushed to Command Hospital, Chandimandir, where he died on Saturday morning.
  • Panchkula police have registered a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and are reviewing footage from nearby sites, including a petrol pump.
  • With no cameras on the crash stretch, investigators have not identified the vehicle or driver two days after the incident.
  • The post-mortem is scheduled for Monday pending the arrival of his son from Canada, and colleagues note he earlier served as Director General of Infantry and Colonel of the Bihar Regiment.