The Delhi Police has arrested a 41-year-old truck driver who had rammed into a bike on August 21 in Delhi, leaving one person dead and another critically injured.
The accused has been identified as Sanjay Kumar Singh, a resident of Asola Extension in Fatehpur Beri area.
According to a senior police official, on August 21, the police received information about the accident following which a police team was dispatched for the spot.
“The injured men, both residents of Sultanpur here, were taken to AIIMS Trauma Centre where the person named Sanjay (26) was declared brought dead, and the other named Gaurav (25) was admitted in a critical condition,” said the senior police official.
“During investigation, the police analysed the CCTV footage of the area thoroughly. In a footage, a heavy vehicle was seen hitting the motorcycle but its registration number was not clear,” he said.
“The route of the vehicle was checked through CCTV camera footage, but still the vehicle could not be traced. However, it became clear that the vehicle was from the nearby area,” he said.
“Police zeroed in some of the heavy vehicles and the drivers of those three to four vehicles were examined. One of them confessed to his crime,” said the senior police official.
Singh vehicle was been seized. Gaurav is still in a critical condition at the AIIMS trauma centre, police said.