Financier arrested day after 60-year-old woman killed in Outer Delhi hit-and-run

The police said that some shopkeepers, who were eyewitnesses to the incident, alerted officers at Nangloi police station.

“The PCR received a call around 8.30 am. According to the caller, the vehicle sped off and people present in the area at the time of the incident were unable to note its registration number,” a police officer said.

According to the police, following the incident, some bystanders took the woman to Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital in an autorickshaw. The woman was later identified as Neema Devi (60), police said.

“Neema Devi was a resident of Nasirpur. When officers reached the hospital, she was not in a state to give a statement. No eyewitnesses were found at the hospital,” DCP Sharma said.

Around 11 am, the police were informed that Neema succumbed to her injuries at the hospital, an officer said.

“A case under sections 281(rash driving) and 106 (death by negligence) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) was registered at Nangloi police station. Further investigation is under progress,” DCP Sharma added.