A Delhi Police Constable was killed by a liquor smuggler when he tried to stop his car in Delhi's Nangloi area in the early hours of Sunday. Constable Sandeep was allegedly dragged for 10 meters before being hit by another car.
"A constable was killed as he was crushed by a car in a road rage incident in the Nagaloi area last night after he asked the car driver to move the car. The constable was allegedly dragged for 10 meters and hit another car. The police have seized the car while the accused is absconding," police said.
According to reports, the constable posted in Nangloi police station got information that the liquor supplier's car was coming into the area. He signalled the car to stop but it did not stop and hit the constable. The car has been recovered but no liquor was found.
In another hit-and-run case in Delhi, a lawyer was mowed down by an unidentified vehicle near Murga Mandi in Ghazipur area of East Delhi. The 45-year-old lawyer, Mithilesh Choubey, was returning home from court on his bike at around 11 pm on Wednesday night when the accident took place near Ghazipur Murga Mandi. Mithilesh fell on the road and the vehicle crushed him, leading to his death on the spot.
A CCTV footage of the area is being examined to identify the vehicle. Delhi Police have registered a case into the incident and launched an investigation. The deceased is survived by his wife, two daughters and a son. The family lived in a rented house in GD Colony of Mayur Vihar Phase 3.