The Delhi Police has arrested a 45-year-old driver of a cluster bus five days after he allegedly killed a man in an accident near Kashmere Gate metro station. Police said that the accused was under the influence of alcohol during the accident which took place on the night of October 1. The accused, Pardeep alias Nagraj has been found previously involved in 13 cases including three accidents.
33-year-old man, identified as Sanjay, a resident of Maujpur in Northeast delhi died in the accident. He worked as a clerk in a private firm at Chandni Chowk and is survived by wife and three children, police said. According to Anto Alphonse, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), North district, after the accident near Kashmere Gate, the accused driver fled from the spot with his vehicle and the same night, he hit his bus with a truck in west Delhi's Mayapuri area.
“The accused driver was nabbed from the spot by a team of Mayapuri police station and a case was registered against in the regard. During medical examination, he was found to be under the influence of alcohol. Since it was a bailable offence, he was released later,” said the DCP.
“However, the police team of Mayapuri were not aware about the accident committed by him the same night near Kashmere Gate. Police had received a PCR call at around 11.15 pm regarding an accident near metro gate no. 3, Kashmere Gate. On reaching the spot, a body of the man was found lying on the road. He was shifted to a mortuary and a case was registered in Kashmiri Gate police station,” said the DCP. “Since police did not find any witness in the accident, they scanned more than 2,00 CCTV footages to get clue. After enquiry, police managed to find that the offending vehicle involved in the accident was a cluster bus,” said the DCP.