Teen driver held in fatal hit-and-run in Greater Kailash

A 19-year-old has been apprehended in connection with a fatal hit-and-run incident in south Delhi’s Greater Kailash-I area, while his mother, who is the registered car owner, has also been booked for allegedly attempting to shield him and tamper with evidence, police said on Tuesday.

The incident occurred on March 31 at around 7:30 pm in Greater Kailash-I, when a speeding sedan hit a motorcycle rider, resulting in his death.

According to police, a PCR call was received at the Greater Kailash-I police station regarding the accident. A police team rushed to the spot and found that the driver of the vehicle had fled after hitting the motorcyclist.

The victim, identified as 41-year-old Surendra Das, was critically injured in the collision and was immediately taken to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him dead.

Das, a resident of Jamrudpur, lived in a rented accommodation with his family and worked as a cook at a nearby house.

“At the time of the incident, he had stepped out to purchase groceries from the market at the request of his employer,” DCP (South) Anant Mittal said in a statement.