In yet another case of road rage, an inebriated man reportedly hit two motorcycle-borne persons with his car near AIIMS as they objected him of smoking in front of them in South Delhi, following which one of the duo succumbed to injuries on Wednesday. Rohit Krishna Mahanta, the accused, was arrested from the spot but was later granted bail.
A senior police officer of South district said that they were investigating whether it was case of road rage or an accident. Gurpreet and Maninder Singh, both in their 20s, had gone near All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for filming a documentary on pavement dwellers in the national Capital on Saturday, their families claimed.
While they were having dinner near Safdarjung Hospital, a man appeared on the scene and started smoking on their faces, witnesses told police. Gurpreet and Maninider objected to the man blowing smoke on their faces and asked him to not do so. The man who was drunk did not like and allegedly threatened the duo of dire consequences, victim’s family members claimed.
Sensing trouble, Gurpreet and Maninder decided to leave the place as they did not want to aggravate the issue, they said. They did not realise that the man was following them and hit them with his car near AIIMS. He also hit two other vehicles — an autorickshaw and a cab. The duo was rushed to hospital. Gurpreet succumbed to injuries on Wednesday while the other victim is undergoing treatment at the hospital, police said.
Mahanta is studying law. He is currently in a hospital and police are waiting to question him.