One killed, another injured in hit-and-run; cops launch manhunt to nab driver

One person was killed and a pillion rider was injured in a hitandrun case in Maharashtras Pune an official said adding that the police has launched a manhunt to nab the car driver involved in the incident the ANI reported on SundayThe police said that the accident took place in Punes Undri area in the wee hours of SaturdayIt said that in the incident a 34yearold food delivery rider Mazhar Jilani Shaikh was killed and his friend who was riding pillion is undergoing treatment at a hospital as per the ANIAccording to Senior Police Inspector Mansingh Patil from Kalepadal Police Station the accident took place at around 3 am when an unidentified car hit their bikeThe driver later fled the scene the official saidThe Pune Police has registered a case and launched an investigation to track down the accusedAt around 3 am on Saturday an unidentified car hit a bike in the Undri area on which 34yearold Mazhar Jilani Shaikh and his friend were travelling in the incident Mazhar Shaikh died at hospital while his friend was undergoing treatment said Patil according to teh ANIThe Pune Police have booked an unidentified individual at the Kalepadal Police Station and have commenced an investigation to locate the accusedFurther investigations in the matter were underway the police saidPune police crush 1768 modified silencers in major crackdownMeanwhile the Pune traffic police has launched a massive crackdown on bike riders installing loud modified silencersAs part of this special operation road rollers were used to crush 1768 modified silencersPolice Commissioner Amitesh Kumar had ordered action against such modified silencers Under the supervision of Joint Commissioner of Police Ranjankumar Sharma and Additional Commissioner of Police Eastern Region Manoj Patil 1768 modified silencers were seized and destroyed using a road rollerManoj Patil said ldquoThis is one of the major actions taken against modified silencer bikes in the city The number of reckless drivers violating traffic rules in Pune has been rising Many youths modify or replace the silencers of motorcycles and other twowheelers driving recklessly at high speeds on public roads and in residential areas creating loud disruptive noise both day and night to grab attentionrdquoThe drive was conducted jointly by the city police and traffic police at 70 checkpoints across the city This deafening noise has been causing distress to senior citizens women and peaceloving residents Numerous complaints from citizens prompted the city police to issue strict instructions for action against illegally modified silencersldquoA dedicated campaign was initiated to regulate silencers and moving forward action will also be taken against garage owners selling or installing such silencers We direct vehicle owners to follow proper traffic rules and regulationsrdquo an official statedwith PTI inputs