Rash driving has yet again claimed a life in the national Capital. Twenty-four-year-old Mohammad Afaq, a resident of Zakir Nagar in Delhi, was killed when a speeding Chevrolet Cruze driven by a 26-year-old girl allegedly hit him while he was changing the punctured tyre of a car on the roadside near the Moolchand underpass in South-east Delhi, police said on Sunday.
The accused girl identified as Ananya Khurana, a resident of Lajpat Nagar-II, was arrested by police on Sunday evening. An eyewitness claimed that there were two girls in the car. “The girls manage to flee in the presence of police personnel, leaving their car behind,” said the eyewitness.
According to Chinmoy Biswal, the Deputy Commissioner of Police, on late Saturday night Rudra Aashish Pandey, his friends Nitish and Gaurav were returning back to their home in Okhla after attending a marriage at Moti Bagh when their car’s right side front tyre got punctured.
“Nitish called a mechanic and at around 1.40am, when mechanic Afaq was replacing the burst tire of their car, a speeding Chevrolet came from AIIMS side and hit him. Nitish and Gaurav also sustained injuries in the incident,” said the DCP.
“The car was being driven by a girl who fled from the spot leaving her vehicle behind. Afaq was rushed to a nearby hospital where he succumbed to his injuries during treatment, while Nitish and Gaurav were discharged after minor treatment,” said the DCP.
“Ananya did Diploma in make- up artist from California, USA and had returned India in December 2018. She was coming from airport with her friends in her car and her parents were in another Innova car with the guests when the incident occurred. Father of the accused girl is in business of garments in Lajpat Nagar. Ananya runs a start-up,” said the DCP.
“A case under section 279/304 A of Indian Penal Code (IPC) at the Lajpat Nagar police station has been registered on the statement of eyewitness Rudra Aashish Pandey. Further investigation is going on,” the DCP added.