Overview
- A head constable identified as Anil, 39, was on traffic duty on Ring Road near ISBT Kashmere Gate when a scooter carrying three people hit him and a passing goods vehicle then ran over him, leaving him critically injured and later dead during treatment at Sushrut Trauma Centre on Saturday.
- Police and bystanders detained the driver of the goods vehicle at the scene and impounded the vehicle, and officers say legal proceedings have been initiated against those responsible.
- Investigators are reviewing CCTV from the area and collecting witness accounts as they search for the three scooter occupants who fled immediately after the collision.
- Delhi police told reporters they have informed Anil’s family in Rajasthan and noted he lived in rented accommodation in Chhatarpur while serving with the traffic unit.
- The crash took place on a busy Ring Road stretch used for traffic management and the case has highlighted enforcement and safety questions for traffic personnel as the probe continues to establish culpability and sequence of events.