A 55-year-old labourer was allegedly mowed down by an unidentified truck near Delhi’s Azadpur Mandi on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday.
The deceased has been identified as Moolchand, a resident of Uttar Pradesh’s Azamgarh and was a labourer with a transport company in Azadpur Mandi.
According to a senior police official, the incident occurred around 12 am on the intervening night of Thursday-Friday.
“A police team reached the spot and took Moolchand to nearby hospital where doctors declared him brought dead,” said the senior police official.
“During initial investigation, it was revealed that Moolchand along with one other were waiting for work to load truck in Azadpur Mandi when a truck in high speed hit him and fled away from the spot,” said the police official privy to investigation.
“A case under relevant sections has been registered at Mahendra Park police station. Police teams are looking for CCTV cameras installed in the area to identify the truck and the accused,” said the police official adding that the body of the deceased was handed over to family on Friday after the autopsy.