Delhi Police Commissioner BS Bassi on Tuesday came to the rescue of a journalist injured in a hit-and-run at India Gate roundabout. Sujat Alam, who works with a Hindi daily, was rushed to Dr Ram Manohar lohia Hospital in Bassi’s escort car. The offending vehicle was being driven by a female student of Delhi University. Police have impounded the vehicle but not registered a case as yet since the journalist was not fit to record his statement before police.
Additional Commissioner of Police, New Delhi district, SBS Tyagi, said a case under appropriate sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC) will be filed after a statement is recorded. The accident took place on Tuesday around 10 am when Alam was on his way to work in Central Delhi’s Daryaganj and was negotiating the India Gate hexagon. He was hit by a speeding car at Rajpath-India Gate intersection, half a kilometre from Rashtrapati Bhavan.
It was around then that Delhi Police Commissioner was on his way to the Delhi Police Headquarters. He saw the injured journalist and asked his driver to stop. He asked his security in his convoy to take Alam to a hospital where he is said to be out of danger, police said. Police said they have detained the female driver but later released her as the offence is bailable.