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Retired Lt Gen K S Mann Killed in Panchkula Hit-and-Run, Vehicle Still Untraced

Lack of cameras at the crash site has slowed the search for the driver.

Overview

  • Mann, 83, was struck around 6 pm Friday on Saketri Road near his Sector 4 home during a routine walk.
  • Passersby rushed him to Command Hospital in Chandimandir, where he died the next morning.
  • Police registered an FIR under relevant Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections and are reviewing footage from nearby locations, including a petrol pump.
  • Investigators have yet to identify the vehicle or driver and have appealed for eyewitness or dashcam leads.
  • The post-mortem is pending until a son returns from abroad, as tributes highlight his service as former Director General of Infantry and Bihar Regiment colonel.