S-I killed,constable injured as BPO executive’s car rams police bike

Singh was allegedly unable to spot the policemen as he was watching a music video on an LCD screen installed in his Hyundai Accent car,which he was driving.

“The deceased,Hari Ram,and his colleague,Constable Ashwini,were en route Patiala House courts when the car rammed their Pulsar bike from the rear at the C-hexagon on Tilak Marg at 12:55 pm. Ram was riding pillion,” said V A Gupta,Additional Commissioner of Police (New Delhi).

Singh is a resident of Vikaspuri,West Delhi.

Police said Singh,an advisor with Walklet,a Noida-based call centre,was last booked for rash and negligent driving in last year. He was also booked for a simple accident case registered at Rajouri Garden in 2006.

According to police,after the car crashed into the victim’s bike Ram came under the wheels of the car. As Singh did not realise that Ram was trapped under the car,the sub-inspector was dragged for 100 metres till the car crashed into a pavement.

The victims were rushed to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital where Ram was declared dead on arrival. He suffered severe head injuries and multiple fractures,police said. Constable Ashwini is recuperating with minor injuries in his leg and left arm.

Police said Ram,a 1974-batch officer,is survived by two sons,both constables with the Delhi Police. His daughter married recently.

According to police,after his arrest in 2006,Singh’s driving licence was confiscated. Singh,however,never got his licence released from the Metropolitan Magistrate’s chambers,a senior police officer said. “He has kept quiet for the last five years and has been driving around with only a licence requisition slip,” the officer added.

Singh’s father,Amar Singh,retired as deputy director from the Ministry of Tourism a few years ago.

“Singh has been arrested for causing death due to rash and negligent driving,” said Gupta.