In third case in a fortnight, rashly driven car runs over men sleeping on pavement, 5 injured; fugitive accused held
A drunk driver ran his speeding car over five people, all rickshaw pullers, sleeping on a footpath near Inderlok Metro Station in North Delhi around 1.30 am on Saturday. The accused driver — who was later identified as Mohammad Mohsin (23) — took to his heels after the accident leaving his car on the spot. later in the evening, he was apprehended. Police seized liquor bottles from the car.
According to the police, the car (Hyundai Accent Dl8CJ6173) coming from Ashok Nagar side and heading towards Shastri Nagar area first ran over the rickshaw pullers who were sleeping on the pavement and then rammed into an electric pole.
Four victims identified as Tarun Sharma (25), Basir Ahmed (62), Feroz (22) and Amirrullah Ansari (49) were rushed to Bara Hindu Rao Hospital, while the fifth victim, Dilip Singh (35), was taken to Bhikshu hospital. Tarun and Dilip were later discharged after treatment.
This is the third drunken driving accident reported in the Capital in a fortnight. All the incidents took place on Ring Road where motorists tend to speed up particularly during night hours.
Eyewitnesses claimed that there were three occupants in the car. Police said that the accused driver, Mohammad Mohsin, is a mechanic and resides in Inderlok area.
“A case under Section 279 (rash driving) and 308 (attempt to culpable homicide) was registered at Sarai Rohilla police station,” said DCP (North) Madhur Verma.