Biker dies in hit-&-run, SUV driver arrested

The Delhi Police have arrested a 51-year-old man in connection with a hit-and-run case and impounded the SUV involved in the incident in southwest Delhi’s Vasant Kunj area, an official said on Saturday.

The accident took place late on June 7 when a 27-year-old man, Ashish Kumar, was killed after the motorcycle he was riding was hit by a vehicle on NH-8 near the Shiv Murti area, he said.

“A PCR call was received around 10 pm about an accident involving an unidentified vehicle. The injured was initially taken to Medanta Hospital in Gurugram and later shifted to Safdarjung Hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southwest) Amit Goel said.

A case under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was registered and an investigation was launched, he said.

During the probe, around 20 vehicles were shortlisted and CCTV footage from IFFCO Chowk helped identify the offending vehicle as a brown SUV, he said.

The vehicle was registered in the name of one S Majumdar, who was issued a notice under Section 133 of the Motor Vehicles Act. In her response, she revealed that her driver, B Jinender Jain (51), was behind the wheel at the time of the accident.

Jain was subsequently arrested from the Jasola area in Delhi and the vehicle was seized, Goel added.

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