India, Oct. 4 -- A 40-year-old police constable is battling for his life after being critically injured in a hit-and-run incident in Noida's Sector 62 on the intervening night of September 26 and 27, police said on Friday.

The constable, identified as Vinod Kumar, had gone to attend to an event regarding an injured man near a temple in Chajjarsi, close to the metro station yard, when he was struck by a speeding, unidentified car.

"He was standing close to his bike when a speeding, unidentified vehicle hit him and escaped, leaving him bleeding around 3 am," said a police officer.

Kumar, who hails from Muzaffarnagar, has been deployed at the Sector 63 police station for four years and is residing in Noida.

Locals spotted Kumar lying in ...