The Delhi Police arrested the owner of Mercedes car in connection with the road accident claiming life of 32-year-old business executive Siddharth Sharma on Monday in north Delhi’s Civil lines area.
The car that hit Sharma was driven by a Delhi-based businessman Manoj Aggarwal’s minor son. The Delhi Police detained his son on Monday night but released him on bail. later, Aggarwal was issued Rs 1000 challan for allowing unauthorised person to drive, under Motor vehicle Act. However, in the recent development the Delhi Police on Friday arrested Aggarwal under IPC section 109 (Punishment of abetment if the act abetted is committed in consequence and where no express provision is made for its punishment) and 304 (Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.)
Aggarwal’s owns a paper-mart firm in Chawri Bazar area and was a resident of Oberoi Apartments located in Civil lines. His car, driven by his son and packed with seven other juveniles, hit Siddhartha on Monday night while he was crossing a trisection near ludlow Castle School of the area.
Siddhartha was enrolled with Modi-ATI academic Institute-a joint venture of Stratford University with KK Modi group. He was coming from his office and his cab had dropped him near the area when the incident took place.
Siddhartha’s family had earlier alleged that the Delhi Police is trying to help the culprit’s family by hiding out the details of the accident, however, the Delhi police said, “We are taking actions as per
the law.”