A 56-year-old Head Constable posted with the Govindpuri police station was allegedly hit by a speeding truck and sustained critical injuries and fractured his leg while he was returning from night picket duty at CCI in Tughlakabad Village in South-East district.
The accident was reported at Mehrauli-Badarpur border under Pul Prahalad Pur police station limits on early Friday morning. The injured has been identified as Sheesh Ram. He had joined Govind puri police station as a constable in July, 2014 and hails from Rajasthan.
Police said the accident took place around 1.30 am near Mehrauli-Badarpur Border when Sheesh Ram who was returning from the duty stopped his bike in bid to beat cold and was crossing the road to have tea.
As he stepped towards the road, an over-speeding canter knocked him down. As a result, Sheesh Ram flung into air and crashed on the road sustaining critical injuries.
According to police, the senior head constable lost his one leg. Feared getting caught, the canter driver who had managed to flee the spot abandoning the accidental vehicle was arrested by the police on Friday morning.
Passersby who noticed Sheesh Ram laying in pool of blood immediately informed the police control room and a team was sent who then moved the injured head constable to AIIMS Trauma Centre.
A case Under Sections 279 and 338 of IPC has been registered in this connect.