Bhubaneswar, Feb. 1 -- In a tragic turn of events, a retired colonel lost his life after he was reportedly hit by a vehicle near Chandrashekharpur in Bhubaneswar today. He was identified as RK Behera (64), a former officer of 120 Battalion and a doctor by profession. The incident took place near the Shani Temple in the morning.

As per reports, Behera, a resident of Defence Colony in Niladri Vihar, was returning home after a morning walk around 5.30 am when an undientified vehicle hit him and sped away. Sustaining severe injuries on his head, Behera was found in a pool of blood and was rushed to Capital hospital by bystanders but was declared brought dead by the doctors.

Official sources said a case has been registered and postmortem car...