Former Intel India head Avtar Saini run over while cycling in Navi Mumbai

Saini was rushed to a hospital where he was declared dead on arrival, a police officer said.

Gokul V Subramaniam, Intel India president, said on social media: “At Intel, we are saddened by the demise of former country manager & director Intel South Asia, Avtar Saini. Avtar played a key role in setting up Intel R&D center in India. He had an illustrious career at Intel from 1982 to 2004 during which he was instrumental in the design of several processors”.

Saini, a Chembur resident, was credited with working on the Intel 386 and 486 microprocessors. He also went on to lead the design of the company’s Pentium processor.

The police have registered an FIR against the cab driver under various Indian Penal Code sections, including 279 (rash driving), 337 (causing hurt by doing an act rashly or negligently to endanger human life) and 304-A (causing death of any person by doing any rash or negligent act not amounting to culpable homicide), and provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act.

Saini’s death comes less than a year after runner Rajalakshmi Vijay was run over while cycling on Worli Sea Face.