Delhi Police arrest truck driver in Shastri Park hit-and-run case

The truck’s owner, Rahul Singh, told the police Arjun had been working as a driver for him for the past five years. The police’s investigation also revealed that the truck had five challans pending against it, with the most recent issued in December 2022.

The police said Arjun was driving the canter truck through Shastri Park from Seelampur on Monday at around 4.30 am, and was on his way to the Iron Bridge when he lost control of the vehicle and veered onto the central verge. Arjun fled the spot, leaving the truck behind, they added.

According to the police, one of the men who was killed in the accident was identified as Mohammad Jakir, 35, a resident of Bihars’ Katihar, and the two others remained unidentified. Mushtaq, 35, and Kamlesh, 36, who were injured in the accident, were taken to Jag Pravesh Chandra Hospital by emergency responders.