No arrests have yet been made in yesterday's BMW hit-and-run case, in which a 25-year-old student was killed, while his friend sustained critical injuries, police said today.
The BMW, which was being driven at a breakneck speed, had rammed into two persons on a motorcycle, flinging them off the two-wheeler last night in the Judges Bungalow area, police said.
Efforts were on to trace the driver of the four-wheeler, who escaped from the spot, they added.
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While Shivam Dave (25), an engineering student, died on the spot, his friend, Rahul Patel, who was admitted to a private hospital here is recuperating, Sharma added.
Investigators said that the car screeched to a halt after dragging the bike for about 35 metres before ramming into a tree, adding that a youth came out of the car, apologised and got into a car driven by a girl and fled from the spot.
The car, which carried Chandigarh registration number, is owned by a doctor in Chandigarh, police said.