A 52-year-old traffic constable who was hit by a biker on Saturday succumbed to injuries at Sion Hospital on Tuesday. Nitin Parab, who was with the city’s traffic division, was on night duty at Matunga on January 2. Parab was at the Chaar Rasta junction in Matunga along with other traffic personnel since 8pm.According to police officials, at around 8.45 pm, a speeding motorbike coming towards the constables hit Parab. “The traffic police on duty were regulating traffic since there was a jam. The accused was speeding and crashed into Parab with such an impact that he was tossed in the air and his face took the brunt of the fall when he hit the ground,” said senior police inspector Balasaheb Kakad, Matunga police station where an FIR has been registered. The accused, 24-year old Vinod Kadlag, also injured himself since the motorbike skid after crashing into the constable. After Parab’s death, the charge against Kadlag has been increased to section 304 (A) for causing death due to negligence. Kadlag, who works as a security guard, has been placed under arrest.In the police quarters at Chembur where Parab lived with his wife Naina and 17-yearold son Prathamesh, relatives and neighbours recalled Parab’s discipline towards his job. “He had entered the police force in 1982 when the family’s financial condition was poor. He worked hard and was passionate towards the police force,” said his elder brother Ramdas. He added that Parab had chosen to become a policeman since his father who worked as a mill worker had to leave his job during the mill strike of the city. He had been posted with the traffic police since over a year.“We would not want his son to face any financial difficulty. My brother died while on duty so we have requested the police administration to ensure that his family members are not left to fend for themselves. His son should be enrolled into the police force when he turns 18,” Ramdas said.Ramdas also claimed that while the police had taken care of the medical facilities extended to his younger brother when he was admitted to Sion Hospital, he had a few complaints about the hospital.“We were later told that for a few hours after he was admitted, the CT scan hadn’t been done since the machine was not functioning. This could have delayed the treatment,” he added.This is the second such incident in the past two months involving traffic personnel. On November 27, traffic constable Ashok Pawar was also on duty at Matunga near SNDT college when he was hit by a motorcycle rider trying to evade a nakabandi. “The rider saw that a drive against drunken driving was under way. He took a U-turn to evade it but I was on the other side. As I attempted to stop him, he ran the bike over my leg breaking my shin,” Pawar told Mirror. A resident of Ambernath, 48-year old Pawar is currently recuperating after a surgery. Pawar was posted with the Colaba police during 26/11 and was part of the team that entered the Taj hotel.Pawar said that there should be stringent action against those involved in such incidents. “There is no fear among traffic violators. Today it was a colleague from the traffic department who lost his life; tomorrow it might be another. The rider who ran over me did it deliberately to evade a fine. There has to be strict action in such incidents,” Pawar said. The Antop Hill police are yet to trace the accused motorcycle rider who ran over Pawar.