Ludhiana, Nov. 10 -- The son of former Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Siddharth Chattopadhyaya was injured after a speeding car rammed into his vehicle from behind on Dandi Swami Road late Thursday evening, police said.

Victim Siddhant Chattopadhyaya was travelling with his mother and other family members for some personal work when the incident occurred near Natural 2 Restaurant. A white car, driven by Divansh, a resident of Khanna, hit their car from the rear, police officials said.

The impact was severe, leaving the rear portion of Siddhant's car completely damaged, while the other vehicle's hood was also wrecked. Police said the driver appeared to be intoxicated at the time of the crash.

"Preliminary investigation suggests...