Panchkula/Mohali, May 23 -- Two persons lost their lives in separate road mishaps in Panchkula and Mohali on Wednesday.

In the first case, a 31-year-old IT professional died in a hit-and-run near a park in Sector 24 in Panchkula. The victim, Amit Sheoran of Sector 27, who worked at an IT company in MDC, is survived by his wife and a four-year-old son.

His father, Nathu Ram, a retired director of Haryana's department of economic and statistical affairs, lodged the complaint with the police, detailing that his son, who usually came home late from work, didn't return on Wednesday night. He added that around 2.15 am on Thursday, when his wife called Sheoran, a policeman answered, informing her about the accident. Upon reaching the scene, hi...