A 35-year-old Punjab Police cop and her mother were burnt to death after their car caught fire following a hit-and-run accident near Sullar Gharat village on Saturday morning.
The deceased, Sarabjit Kaur and her mother, Inderjit Kaur, 55, residents of Mauran village, were travelling in a Maruti Suzuki Swift car when the incident occurred around 7 am.
According to police, Sarabjit, a senior constable, was posted with the Criminal Investigation Department in Dirba. She was reportedly on her way to drop her mother at a relative’s house in Bhai Ke Pashour before heading to duty.
Inderjit’s husband Karnail Singh told police that an unidentified speeding vehicle struck their car on the canal road near Sullar Gharat and fled the scene. The impact caused the car to burst into flames, trapping both women inside.
Sarabjit is survived by her husband and an eight-year-old daughter.
The Dirba police registered an FIR against the absconding driver under Sections 281 (rash driving), 106 (causing death by rash driving) and 324 (4) (mischief causing property damage) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.