The traffic police officer arrested on the charge of ‘killing the driver in a road accident’ was sent to police custody.

A judicial magistrate on Thursday remanded a traffic police officer in police custody for allegedly killing a Suzuki pickup driver in a road accident. Shahid Aziz Hungoro was arrested on charges of rash and negligent driving after a speeding car collided with a Suzuki pickup in the Clifton area on the night of December 31, killing the 55-year-old. Old driver Ayub Sithar.

Investigating Officer Nadeem Babar produced the accused before the Judicial Magistrate (South) and sought his 14-day remand for investigation. He said that the custody of the accused is required to complete the investigation and other legal requirements.

However, the magistrate handed over the accused to the police on a two-day physical remand and directed the IO to produce him in the court on completion of the remand. An FIR has been registered at Clifton Police Station under Sections 320 (punishment for rash or negligent driving) and 427 (malicious loss of fifty rupees) of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC). Complaint of Arbab Ali Sithar, nephew of the deceased. The IO has also added Section 322 (murder) of the PPC.

The complainant said that his uncle Ayub Sithar, who earned a living by driving a private Suzuki pick-up, had gone to work in his car. He added that at around 10:40 pm, his car was hit from behind by a car driven carelessly, negligently and at high speed by Shahid Hanguru near KPT underpass in Clifton area. She said the collision caused the pickup to hit the pavement, fatally injuring her uncle. A video went viral on social media showing the traffic policeman at the scene of the accident, in which he appeared to be drunk.