Retired Brigadier Killed in Dehradun Road Rage Incident

A retired Indian Army brigadier was killed early Monday morning in Dehradun when a stray bullet struck him during a road rage confrontation between occupants of two vehicles on Mussoorie Road in the Rajpur area.

Brigadier VK Joshi, 70, was out for his routine morning walk near Johri village around 6:30 to 7:00 a.m. when the incident unfolded. Police reports indicate the altercation began over a dispute regarding an overtaking maneuver between drivers of a Delhi-registered Toyota Fortuner and a Mahindra Scorpio N. The Scorpio, recently purchased by a local resident and not yet registered, pursued the Fortuner at high speed. During the chase, shots were fired, apparently aimed at the Fortuner's tires to halt it. One bullet veered off course and hit Joshi in the chest as he walked nearby.

Joshi collapsed at the scene and was rushed to Max Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries during treatment. He lived alone in a rented flat in the Jakhan area, with family members based in Delhi and elsewhere. Witnesses, including Joshi's brother-in-law Rakesh Upreti, who was walking with him, described hearing gunshots amid the speeding vehicles. "We reached the primary school in Johri...