After a 20-year-old Gulfam Ali, who was run over by a BMW in Noida on Saturday, succumbed to his injuries in Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital late night, the victim's family, along with scores of locals on Sunday protested, holding the body at busiest Noida Staduim road, Sector-22 leaving traffic chocked for three hours.
The crowd demanded the immediate arrest of the accused driver.
Deputy Superintendent of police, Noida Anoop Singh, said police have detained four suspected people in this case and is questioning them.
"Four people are being questioned by us. The main suspect accused driver and BMW's owner Vikash, a resident of Mayoor Vihar- Phase-I of east Delhi is still at large. We are scanning the CCTV footage to clear the accident sequences and identifying the accused," the DSP said.
Around 2 pm on Sunday, Gulfam's body was brought to Noida from Safdarjung Hospital of South Delhi. As the ambulance reached near sector-22 intersection, the victim's family and local residents gathered there and occupied the streets with the body of Gulfam, died on Saturday late night when he was being referred from Noida to Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital.
Protesters rose slogans against the administration and local police demanding that they would not bury the body till the driver is not arrested and the family does no get justice.
"I have lost my young son who was the backbone of my family. We used to bank on his earning. Twently-four hours have been passed but the accused has not been arrested yet. We are demanding compensation from the district administration to support the family. We want justice," said Gulfam's father Aabid Ali, adding, "My son could be saved if he had been taken to the hospital on time."
Police officials' later pacified angry protesters with assurance. There others injured Anwar (23) Joginadar Singh (25) and Prem Kumar (26), are admitted in Noida hospital. All are stable.
On Saturday around 11:30 am, a white BMW car bearing a Haryana number HR51-AU-6900 allegedly knocked down two persons who were on bike and two other standing at Kiosk near Noida Stadium intersection, Sector-22. The driver left his car on the spot and reportedly fled in an auto after whipping pistol on locals who tried to nab him.
Recently in a hit and run case on April 04, a 32-year-old marketing executive Siddharth Sharma was killed by a speeding Mercedes being driven by a minor. Sharma was trying to cross the road near ludlow Castle School when he was hit.