Karnal, Feb. 18 -- Days after a woman was killed in a road accident allegedly caused by a drunk police officer in Ambala, police added a non-bailable offence to the FIR and moved court seeking his re-arrest.

Superintendent of police Ajit Singh Shekhawat said Section 105 (punishment for culpable homicide) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) has now been invoked against the accused, suspended head constable Amit Kumar. Earlier, Sections 106 and 281 of the BNS had been added.

"We have filed an application before the court to seek his re-arrest in the case," the SP said.

The development comes after the family of the deceased, Nikita Bajaj, met Haryana cabinet minister Anil Vij and demanded strict action. Vij questioned how the accused was...