Man dead in Vasant Vihar hit and run by 18-year-old
NEW DELHI: A 55-year-old man was killed after a speeding Mercedes-benz car driven by the 18-year-old son of a diamond exporter hit his scooter in south Delhi’s Vasant Vihar outside a market on Thursday night, police said.
The driver of the car, who, according to the police, was taking a joyride with his friends, ran away, but was arrested on Friday morning. The police said that based on a medical examination conducted on Friday, he was not drunk at the time of the incident.
The mishap, which happened at around 11:45pm has been captured on a CCTV camera installed outside a shop in the market. The victim, Antony Joseph, a security guard, was on his way to meet his wife, who works as a cook at a Vasant
Vihar bungalow for expatriates who work in the American Embassy
The driver, Aryan Jain, was identified and arrested on Friday morning after the police established the ownership of the car and contacted his family, which brought him to the police station.
He was booked for rash and negligent driving causing death, and released on bail.
“Jain’s medical examination showed that he was not drunk at the time of the mishap. He claimed that he tried to avoid hitting the scooter and lost control,” police said.