A 34-year-old man was killed and his friend injured on Saturday morning after their scooter was allegedly hit by a Government car in South-East Delhi's Sunlight Colony.
Police said that the deceased, identified as Parvesh Bajaj, a resident of Gole Market, worked in a car training school. “The incident took place on Saturday around 10 am near Millennium Park Bus Depot when the victim, along with his friend Amit, was heading towards Paharganj on their scooter. A speeding Ambassador car, which had an Excise Department sticker and Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) mark on it, hit the scooter from behind,” a senior police officer said.
The victims were taken to AIIMS Trauma Centre by some passersby where Pravesh was declared brought dead, while Amit is recuperating. “After hitting the victim, the accused fled leaving the car. Preliminary investigations revealed that nowadays the car was being used by the Income Tax Commissioner. A case has been registered against him and efforts are being made to arrest him,” the officer added.