In a shocking incident, a man sitting in the middle of a road was killed after being hit by a car near the Rajnagar district centre flyover in Ghaziabad. A video of the incident, which went viral in no time, the car's driver Surabh Sharma was seen mowing down a man on Tuesday night. The accident reminded of the hit-and-run case in which a 20-year-old woman was dragged to death while she was trapped under a car in the Kanjhawala area in Delhi on new year's day.
According to reports, the car rider did not stop the car but also dragged the person trapped under the car to a long distance. At the time of the incident, a young man sitting in another vehicle recorded the video of the incident. When they stopped the car by making noise, the driver got down from the car, who seemed to be in an intoxicated state. This whole incident was recorded in the mobile video.
The incident took place near the Rajnagar district centre flyover. According to reports, the deceased was taken to the Sanjay Nagar government hospital by locals but died during treatment.
During interrogation, Surabh Sharma claimed he was the "representative" of BJP Anoop Shahar MLA Sanjay Sharma, according to police. When contacted, Sanjay Sharma denied that he has designated any representative in his constituency but admitted that the driver was a distant relative of his.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (City Zone) Nipun Agarwal said, "Police are trying to establish the identity of the deceased who was taken to the Sanjay Nagar government hospital by locals. The car is registered in the name of Dhirendra, a resident of Govindpuram."
Police have booked Surabh Sharma under 304 (punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of the Indian Penal Code. Before taking driver Surabh Sharma in custody, police had sent him for medical examination, the DCP said.
Inputs from Zubair Akhtar
