Overview
- In west Delhi a speeding Scorpio struck and killed 45-year-old Uday Kumar while he walked home and police arrested 25-year-old Devansh Kumar after identifying the vehicle, seized the SUV and completed a post-mortem with blood samples sent for testing.
- In Thane district early Monday a car allegedly hit a scooter, fatally injuring 51-year-old Devendra Singh Rajput and wounding his son, and police arrested Avinash Mutha after witnesses said the vehicle ran over the injured man again and officers impounded the car for forensic examination.
- Eyewitnesses played a key role in both probes by noting vehicle details and alerting police or hospitals, which allowed rapid identification, arrests and seizure of the offending vehicles for further evidence collection.
- Victims’ families say the dead were sole earners who left young children and are demanding strict punishment and government support while some relatives also complained of inadequate help at hospitals after the crashes.
- Reporting places these cases within a broader pattern of fatal speeding and hit-and-run crashes that police are investigating with blood tests, CCTV and forensic checks, and the outcomes could intensify calls for stricter road enforcement and faster victim compensation.