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BMW mows down Delhi woman heading home for lunch in Delhi Cantonment
The accident also triggered a protest by local residents.
The accident also triggered a protest by local residents, which led to road blockade of over three hours. (Special arrangement)
A 48-year-old woman was killed after she was allegedly hit by a BMW in the Delhi Cantonment area on Tuesday afternoon.
Police said the accused, Deepak, 38, was apprehended. A resident of Pratap Nagar in Mandoli, he worked as a driver and was returning from the Delhi Airport.
The accident triggered a protest by local residents, who blocked the road for nearly three hours, disrupting traffic movement towards Terminal-3 (T-3) of the airport.
According to police, they received a PCR call regarding the accident at the Delhi Cantt police station around noon. A police team reached the spot, but the injured woman had already been shifted to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, where doctors declared her dead.
The woman was identified as Jaiwanti, 48, a resident of East Mehram Nagar. Police said she worked as a cleaner with the Cantonment Board. A preliminary inquiry revealed that Jaiwanti was crossing the road when she was allegedly hit by the BMW.
Describing the incident, local resident Sonu Prajapati said, “She was a resident of this village and belonged to the Valmiki community. She was returning home from work for lunch and was crossing the road when the BMW came at high speed and hit her. She was thrown to the ground and seriously injured.”
“When people in the village came to know that one of our women was lying injured on the road, everyone gathered at the spot. The villagers then blocked the road in protest. The road remained blocked for around two-and-a-half to three hours. Senior police officers eventually came to the spot and assured us that the accused had been apprehended and that action would be taken at the earliest,” he said.
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The resident also raised concerns about road safety in the area, claiming that accidents had occurred there in the past. “There is a school barely 50 metres from the spot, yet no adequate safety measures have been put in place… What happened today was extremely serious. A woman has lost her life,” Prajapati added.
According to the resident, the road is an important and heavily used stretch connecting the airport terminals and other major routes.
Family seeks justice, financial support
For Jaiwanti’s three children, the accident has left them facing both an emotional and financial crisis.
Her daughter, Bindu, said, “We lost our father… our mother was the sole breadwinner of the family… we cannot fathom the fact that she is gone…”
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“We have already lost several members of our family, one after the other, and now this has happened. We want justice for our mother and a permanent solution to our financial difficulties so we can survive,” she added.
Traffic affected near T-3
Following the accident and the protest by local residents, traffic movement was affected on roads connecting Terminal-3 and the surrounding areas, according to the Delhi Traffic Police.
The stretch between the NSG Red Light and T-3 was closed due to the obstruction caused by local villagers. Traffic personnel were deployed at the diversion points to regulate vehicular movement and facilitate commuters.
Police said a case has been registered and further investigation is underway.
© The Indian Express Pvt Ltd
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