For nearly 10 years after he shifted to Gurgaon from Delhi in 2014, Amitabh Jain, a businessman, began almost every day doing what he really enjoyed – cycling. On Wednesday, however, the routine turned fatal for the 58-year-old after he was allegedly hit by a speeding car from behind in Gurgaon’s DLF Phase-2 area, said police. The alleged hit-and-run incident was captured on CCTV cameras, said officers. No arrests have been made yet.
A resident of Bougainvillea Marg, Jain was riding his cycle on Akashneem Marg when the accident happened around 7 am, police said. Passers-by rushed him to a private hospital nearby, where he was declared dead hours later.
CCTV footage from the spot, reviewed by police, showed Jain riding in the left lane on a largely empty road when a white Santro, with a Delhi number plate, approached from behind near a speed breaker at high speed, rammed into him, and sped away without stopping, said officers. The impact threw Jain off his bicycle, leaving him grievously hurt on the road.
A case was registered at the DLF Phase-2 police station under sections 281 (rash driving), 106 (death by negligence) and 324(2) (mischief) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Police used the registration number from the footage to reach the owner’s address in South West Delhi’s Fatehpur Beri, but did not find the car or the owner. “The vehicle has been traced and the owner will be arrested soon,” a police officer said.
A search for the accused is underway, with investigators also probing whether the incident stemmed from any enmity with Jain because he was a businessman.
The family performed the last rites at 4:30 pm on Thursday after the post-mortem was carried out earlier in the day.
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Police said Jain’s home and the accident spot are only two kilometre away from DLF Cyberhub. The roads are wide but lack dedicated cycling tracks, according to residents.
Former DLF Phase-2 Residents Welfare Association president Naveen Kumar blamed negligence of authorities for the incident. “The area becomes a shortcut for vehicles – heading to or coming from the Sikanderpur Metro station area — during peak office hours to avoid the snarls on MG Road. There is no enforcement at the gates of the so-called gated colony, and all kinds of vehicles and people are allowed to enter. In the mornings and evenings, the roads are filled with e-rickshaws making it difficult to even move around properly.”
Abhimanyu Hazarika is a Senior Correspondent with The Indian Express, based in Gurgaon. He covers southern Haryana.
Education
- Post-Graduate Diploma in Print Media, Asian College of Journalism (Class of 2020)
- B.A. (Hons) Liberal Arts with a major in Political Science, Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts (Class of 2019)
Professional Experience
Before joining The Indian Express, he worked with Bar & Bench (legal journalism) and Frontline magazine, where he developed experience in court reporting, legal analysis, and long-form investigative features.
Reporting Interests
His work centres on civic accountability, environmental policy, urban infrastructure and culture, crime and law enforcement, and their intersections with politics and governance in and around Gurgaon.
Recent Coverage (2025)
- Crime: Reported on the recovery of 350 kg of explosives and an AK-47 from a rented house in Faridabad, linked to the 2025 Red Fort car explosion case (November 11, 2025).
- Environmental policy: Covered protests outside a Haryana minister’s residence against a Supreme Court order that environmentalists argue could allow mining and real estate development on large parts of the Aravalli hills (December 21, 2025).
- Pollution control measures: Co-authored coverage of the Rekha Gupta government’s enforcement of vehicle restrictions at Delhi-NCR borders (December 21, 2025).
- Road safety and infrastructure: Examined response lapses in the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway hit-and-run case and ongoing investigations into high-speed road crimes in Gurugram.
- Animal welfare policy: Reported on concerns regarding the low budget allocated for stray dog sterilization by the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (November 30, 2025).
- Urban culture: Featured the social media-driven popularity of a new Magnolia Bakery outlet in Gurugram (December 15, 2025).
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