Air Force officer killed after attack by Audi during R-Day rehearsal

Kolkata :-An Air Force officer was passed away today after attack by a speeding Audi car. It incident occurred during the Republic Day rehearsal parade. According to the defence official statement, the incident occurred at about 6.30 AM morning at Red Road in Kolkata when an Audi car appeared on the road at high speed and hit the Air Force officer. The road is normally closed for civilian traffic during the rehearsal but the car raced towards Corporal Abhimanyu Gaud, the Air Force drill instructor supervising the parade, knocked him off his feet and continued to move at high speed till it hit a barricade and came to a halt, the official said. The Air Force personnel sustained injuries and was sent to a military hospital for remedy where the doctors declared him dead. The official said that the driver left the car and ran away from that place. The car has been seized by the police. This car is under investigation.