An Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) inspector was mowed down by a speeding truck in North Delhi’s Kashmere Gate area on Monday morning. The deceased, identified as Kuldeep Sharma (55), was off duty during the time of the mishap and was posted at Delhi Police Headquarters. He was on leave and was supposed to join work the day he met with the fatal accident.
According to the police, the incident took place around 5 am on Monday. Sharma had just reached the Capital from his native village in Himachal and was heading home. While he was crossing the road, a speeding truck, heading towards Mori Gate side, crushed him under its wheels. Passersby and locals immediately alerted police. The alert beat staff also chased the truck and intercepted it a few metres away.
“The truck was registered in Haryana and its driver Naresh has been arrested. A case of rash and negligent driving causing death has been registered at Kashmere Gate police station,” said a police officer.
Sharma was inducted into the force in 1983, and is survived by his wife, a daughter and a son. He was residing in Sangam Vihar area in East Delhi and is a native of Mandi in Himachal Pradesh.
Scooter rams into auto, 1 dead
New Delhi: Riding a two-wheeler without a crash helmet proved fatal for a youth from Walled City. Faizal (27) was killed and his friend Vimal (25) critically injured after their scooter rammed into an autorickshaw in Central Delhi’s Chandni Chowk area. The incident took place on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday.
According to police, the duo was near Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib in Chandi Chowk on a Honda Eterno scooter and tried swerving towards Chandni Chowk Metro station. The scooter was being driven at breakneck speed when it hit an autorickshaw from the opposite direction. Faizal hit his head on the divider while Vimal was grievously injured.
Both were immediately rushed to lNJP Hospital where Faizal was pronounced dead while Vimal’s condition is stated to be critical. Police said none of the men were wearing helmets and were headed towards Chandni Chowk Metro to meet their friends.