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Driver Arrested in Central Delhi Hit-and-Run That Killed 35-Year-Old

CCTV analysis identified a UP-registered car linked to the crash.

Overview

  • Police said the victim was Rajendra Gupta, 35, a resident of Krishna Nagar in Delhi.
  • LNJP Hospital alerted authorities on November 2 after Gupta was brought in dead with injuries consistent with a road accident.
  • A case was registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita as investigators scanned multiple CCTV cameras and conducted field inquiries.
  • After ownership details were traced, a Section 133 Motor Vehicles Act notice was issued to Harshit Mehta, 24, of Agra, who appeared at a police station and confessed.
  • The car was produced and seized by police, and the investigation remains underway.