Delhi

Woman pillion rider dies in road accident, 68-year-old man held

Staff Reporter

A 68-year-old man identified as Madhu Sudan Choudhary has been arrested by the Delhi Police for allegedly causing the death of a 30-year-old woman and severely injuring her husband after his vehicle collided with a motorcycle at Barpula Flyover on Sunday evening.

Due to the impact of the hit, the woman reportedly fell off the flyover and landed on a drain.

According to police, the woman was identified as Nisha and her husband riding the motorcycle was identified as Sunny. “A Police Control Room (PCR) call was received at Hazrat Nizamuddin police station regarding an accident between a car and motorcycle on Barapula Flyover,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast) Chinmoy Biswal said.

On reaching the spot, police revealed that they found the body of a woman lying on a drain under Barapula Flyover. She was immediately rushed to the hospital where she was declared brought dead on arrival. The husband Sunny sustained injuries in his head and leg and was admitted to AIIMS trauma center

“It was found that a Creta car had hit a motor cycle and due to the colliding impact, the woman riding pillion on the motorcycle fell down the Flyover,” he said.

“The driver of the Creta was identified as Madhu Sudan Chaudhary, a doctor who was returning home from his nursing home in West Vinod Nagar. He is a retiree from Indian Air Force in the year 2000. In the year 2014, he opened Manglam Hospital in West Vinod Nagar,” Biswal said.

According to police, Nisha and Sunny were returning home after attending a marriage function at Trilok Puri.

 “A case under sections 279 (rash driving), 337 (causing hurt by endangering life) and 304 (culpable homicide) was registered. The accused was arrested and released on bail,” said the DCP.