A 44-year-old ENT specialist allegedly ran over an NHAI worker with his Mercedes SUV on the Lucknow-Delhi highway in Moradabad. Police registered an FIR, citing it as an accident due to loss of vehicle control. The victim's son claims police favoritism, arguing for tougher charges, as his father was the family's sole breadwinner seeking justice.
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