A 26-year-old man died and his colleague was critically injured after their scooty met with an accident near the Punjabi Bagh flyover in west Delhi on Monday night. Police said that there are no witnesses, and it is being ascertained if the accident involved another vehicle.
The deceased, Kunal Sadana, a resident of Rani Bagh, and his colleague, Sukash Mandal, worked as salesmen at a garment shop in central Delhi's Karol Bagh.
“After information regarding the accident was received a police team was dispatched for the spot. Kunal was declared brought dead while Mandal is undergoing treatment at the Maharaja Agrasen Hospital and is said to be in a critical condition,” said Deepak Purohit, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), West district.
“Police have registered a case under IPC sections 279 (rash driving or riding on a public way), 337 (causing hurt by act of endangering life or personal safety of others) and 304 A (causing death by negligence), and an investigation is underway to ascertain the exact cause of the accident whether the scooty was hit by some vehicle or got slipped accidently,” said the DCP.