Elderly man killed in hit-and-run in Defence Colony in Delhi, 2 arrested

Police said the incident took place around 5.30 am-6 am. Singh would usually go out for a walk and then take a bus to Kashmere Gate, said police, adding that his body was lying on the road for almost an hour because it was “dark” and raining at the time.

At 7.36 am, a PCR call was made by locals, who saw the body near Lala Lajpat Rai Marg. Police rushed to the spot and found the man was killed in a hit-and-run. He was shifted to AIIMS Trauma Centre where doctors declared him dead on arrival.

DCP (South) Chandan Chowdhary said, “We registered a case and sent teams to inspect the spot and analyse CCTV footage. It was discovered that a car had hit the deceased and fled. It was difficult to identify the registration number or recognise anything about the offending vehicle due to heavy rain. Later, the team started mapping CCTV footage and found the route taken by the accused. We found some blurred images and asked car companies to help identify the make and model with the help of light design on the front and back.”

CCTV mapping led the team to the Model Town . After several checks and raids, the car, a Skoda, was found at a residence and the accused were arrested. Police sources said the headlight of the car was damaged and there were dents, but the men had not sent it for repair.

While Singhal is an architect and also runs a departmental store in the area, Jain is a businessman and has a shop in Sadar Bazaar, police said.

Singh, a resident of Lajpat Nagar, is survived by his wife and their daughter, who lives with her husband in Saket.

“On the day of the incident, Singh was walking towards the bus stand to go to Kashmere Gate when he was killed. He and his wife had rented their property to people and earn through that. The family said Singh wasn’t working at the moment,” said a senior police officer.