Chauhan, a resident of Swaraj Nagar in Panki, was riding his scooter when the speeding Thar hit him.
KANPUR: Geeta Sachan, a woman pursuing her studies in Italy, was arrested and later released by a court after the Thar she was allegedly driving hit a 55-year-old scooter rider in Kanpur and dragged him and his vehicle for nearly 20 metres.
Station house officer Keshav Tiwari said police had taken possession of the vehicle and were collecting CCTV footage from the area to establish the sequence of events. The SUV, which had ‘Kisan Union’ written on its front and ‘Krishna Group’ on its rear, was seized by police. Two helmets were also recovered from the accident spot.
The victim, Santosh Singh Chauhan, an LIC agent, was just 500 metres from home after stepping out to buy a saree for his wife. The accident took place on Saturday evening in the Awas Vikas 3 area of Kalyanpur, around 500 metres from the victim’s home.
He said Chauhan had left home telling the family that he would return shortly. Chauhan’s son, Rahul, identified his father’s body.