A woman was killed and her friend was severely injured after a man hit them with his SUV following a row in front of a restaurant at a posh area of Rajasthan's Jaipur early on Tuesday morning.
The deceased, Uma Suthar, and Rajkumar had on Monday night gone to a restaurant-bar on SL Marg in Jaipur where the latter is also a partner.
Rajkumar and Uma inspected construction work on the rooftop and returned to the restaurant to have dinner around 11 pm, police said.
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According to police, the accused, Mangesh, was also having drinks with his girlfriend there and after some time started passing comments.
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When Rajkumar objected, Mangesh said he already knew him, a news agency PTI report quoted police as saying.
"After this, the four sat together and engaged in normal conversations, however, Mangesh allegedly tried to touch Uma, said a police officer, citing the allegations made in the FIR lodged on Rajkumar's complaint.
While Uma booked a cab for her and Rajkumar to leave the restaurant at around 5 am, Mangesh and his girlfriend came there and picked up a fight.
As the fight escalated, Mangesh left only to return in his SUV and drove over Rajkumar and Uma, who were waiting for the cab, police said.
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The restaurant staff rushed both Uma and Rajkumar to a nearby hospital where Uma succumbed to injuries, while the latter is still under treatment, police said.
Police have booked Mangesh and are examining CCTV footage as part of their investigation.
