The truck was finally flagged down at a police picket near Aurobindo College in south Delhi's Malviya Nagar area, around 8 km away from the spot of the accident. (Representational Image)
Highlights
- Victim was on a scooter with two friends when driver allegedly hit him
- Victim's friends claim the helper hit them with rods to get rid of them
- Victim's body pulled out of truck 8kms from spot, 4 people arrested
In a shocking incident, an 18-year-old boy riding a scooter was crushed to death allegedly by a speeding truck which dragged him for around eight kilometers. Two of the victim's friends, who clung to the dumper claimed that they made desperate requests to the driver to stop the truck. They alleged that the helper in the truck then attacked them with rods.
The incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday morning in southeast Delhi's Lajpat Nagar area and the errant dumper was flagged down at a picket near Aurobindo College after a chase, following which the body of the victim, identified as Fawad Ahmad, was pulled out, police said today.
"Mr Ahmad, a waiter by profession, was on his scooter with two of his friends riding pillion, driving past Lajpat Nagar in the early hours of Tuesday morning when the speeding truck allegedly hit them from behind," a police official told news agency Press Trust of India.
"However, the driver did not stop after the collision, and instead, allegedly accelerated the vehicle, with Mr Ahmad's body and the broken scooter stuck in the vehicle's suspension."
"Meanwhile, Mr Ahmad's friend Gaurav and Shivam managed to grab on to the railings on the two sides of the vehicle and clung on to the speeding truck, pleading the driver to stop," the official said.
The truck driver, identified as Abdul Gaffur, allegedly refused to stop, and his helper, Saikulliya, allegedly kept hitting the hanging duo with a rod until they managed to get rid of them at a spot near August Kranti Marg.
"It was a passerby, a 34-year-old electrician, who witnessed the episode and called up the police," the official said.
The PCR call was received around 2:20 AM, following which a team from Lajpat Nagar police station chased the truck. When they did not succeed, the message was passed on to a PCR team deployed near August Kranti Marg and the chase continued.
The truck was finally flagged down at a police picket near Aurobindo College in south Delhi's Malviya Nagar area, around 8 km away from the spot of the accident.
"Mr Ahmad's body then pulled out, and he was rushed to a hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead," the official added.
"We have arrested four persons under relevant sections of the law in connection with the incident," DCP (Southeast) MS Randhawa said.
The arrested persons include the truck driver, the helper in the truck which hit Mr Ahmad's scooter and also the driver and helper of the truck which was following the truck.
"They worked for the same construction enterprise and tried to evade arrest. A police team had signalled the other truck to stop, but they disobeyed. Both trucks have been impounded," an official said.
He said both the trucks also allegedly tried to obstruct the electrician who chased the accused before calling the police.