New Delhi: A 22-year-old drunk man, who stuck his head out of a speeding car, died after being hit by a roadside tree in Delhi yesterday, the police said. His friends, who were 'afraid', abandoned the car and left his body in its rear seat.
Two of them have been detained.
The body of Ashu, a resident of Baljeet Nagar in central Delhi, was spotted in the abandoned car by a police patrol van near Jhandewalan Metro Station early in the morning, police said. Several injury marks were found on his head and hands, the police said.
Investigation revealed that the man was accompanied by three friends and died after being hit by a tree. His friends, Firoz and Brijesh Pandey, in the mid-20s, were detained soon after, police said.
According to the police, all four were going home on Wednesday night when the incident happened. Ashu, who was sitting on the rear seat, and stuck his head and hand out, was hit by a tree and died on the spot.
Ashu's friend Shiv Shankar, who was driving the car, is absconding, police said.
After the incident, Ashu's friends panicked and left his body in the car, police said.
Police said all the men lived in a shared rented accommodation and were under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident.
A case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder has been registered.
Two of them have been detained.
The body of Ashu, a resident of Baljeet Nagar in central Delhi, was spotted in the abandoned car by a police patrol van near Jhandewalan Metro Station early in the morning, police said. Several injury marks were found on his head and hands, the police said.
According to the police, all four were going home on Wednesday night when the incident happened. Ashu, who was sitting on the rear seat, and stuck his head and hand out, was hit by a tree and died on the spot.
Advertisement
After the incident, Ashu's friends panicked and left his body in the car, police said.
Advertisement
A case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder has been registered.
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
Two Sisters Returning From Court Run Over By Car In UP: Cops Delhi Experienced 15 Consecutive Days Of Rainfall, Says Weather Department Delhi University Releases First Allocation List For Undergraduate Admissions 2024-25 Kolkata Rape-Murder: Fractures, 150 mg Semen, Other Claims Denied By Cops CBI Team At Kolkata Hospital For Digital Mapping Of Crime Scene Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah To Be Prosecuted In Land Scam Case NIRF 2024: Check States With Maximum Top Colleges In The Overall Category A Galactic 'Comet' Terzan 5 Just Illuminated A 100-Year-Old Cosmic Mystery Centre To Set Up Committee For Safety Of Doctors Amid Nationwide Protests Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.