A chilling footage has emerged on Wednesday of a hit-and-run incident in Delhi's Janpath area where a speeding, rashly-driven car ran over a man in broad daylight and drove away. Footage captured by CCTV cameras in the Central Delhi area show the SUV speeding after which it runs over a pedestrian, thereby killing him on the spot. The incident took place today morning.
The 39-year-old man who lost his life in the hit-and-run has been identified as one Girdhari, who was a mason by profession. He was taken to Delhi’s RML hospital where doctors declared him brought dead, Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) Amrutha Guguloth told media.
The Parliament Street police station had received information about the accident, as per a senior police officer. DCP Guguloth said that a case has been registered under sections 279 (rash driving) and 304A (causing death by negligence) of the Indian Penal Code. The police has said that efforts are underway to nab the accused.
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