Cyclist dies after being hit by Mercedes at Ashram, driver held

The deceased has been identified as Rajesh, 34, a resident of Madanpur Khadar.

According to police, they received a call from a passerby around 8.45 am on Saturday regarding a fatal accident; the caller told them that he has spotted a bicycle and the body of a man lying 150 meters from it at Ashram, near the Bhogal flyover. Personnel from the Sunlight Colony Police Station rushed to the spot and an investigation was initiated after registration of a case under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections pertaining to rash and negligent driving and causing death by negligence.

The vehicle driver surrendered at the police station late on Saturday evening as police teams carried out a search to arrest him. The vehicle, with a UP number plate, is registered in the name of a firm called SDS Infracon Pvt. Ltd., said an officer. The owner of the vehicle, when traced by police, stated that he had given the vehicle to the accused to sell it off.

The deceased, Rajesh, is survived by his wife and two children. He hailed from Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh, and worked as a gardener at Jor Bagh.

His elder brother Ramesh said, “He was the sole breadwinner of the family.”

A senior police officer said one of the directors of the firm, SDS Infracon Ltd., was called to the police station where he claimed to have given the accused the company-registered vehicle almost a month ago.

“The vehicle, a Mercedes GLE 43, has already got a buyer and was in the final stages of being sold off,” added the officer.