The trouble started around 2am when an auto and a bike collided in the area. A case has been put in by the Delhi Police under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita as they go about their probe.
What police say happened
“Our control room got a tip-off about a crash near Block 31 on Nala Road in east Delhi,” police said. When they made it to the scene, they saw the two vehicles had come to blows.
Before the police could even get there, some onlookers had already taken the men to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital. Kapil, 40, of Trilokpuri, was in the rickshaw. He didn’t make it, doctors at the hospital told us.
Then there’s the rider, Satyam, 25, also from Trilokpuri. He was badly hurt and had to be moved to GTB Hospital for more care. He’s not in any shape to talk to us, officers say.
Where the investigation stands
A crime team was out to document the scene with photos. We’re also looking over any CCTV we can get our hands on to see what set off the collision.
We’ve filed a case at the Mayur Vihar station under sections 281, 125A and 106 of the BNSS. There’s more to be done, and we’ll be taking legal action as the medical reports and facts come in.
Key steps highlighted by police in the inquiry so far include:
– Scene examination and documentation
– CCTV footage analysis
– Medical-legal formalities
– Case registration under the BNS
Why this crash matters
You see this kind of thing too often in the early hours. In the last 30 hours alone, there have been two other accidents in Delhi with two fatalities and a critical injury.
Take Monday morning, for instance. A 20-year-old named Rohit was hit by some vehicle we don’t know of yet on Aruna Asaf Ali Road in the southwest. He was brought to Fortis in Vasant Kunj but was declared dead.
We’ve opened a file on that hit-and-run at Kishangarh station. We’re after the driver and anyone who might have seen it.
For the Mayur Vihar case, having the rider unable to give a statement is an obstacle. It means we have to put more stock in the video footage and forensics to figure out the speed, the sequence of things, and if there was any negligence.
What comes next
We’ll be putting the pieces together from all the angles. That will tell us where the liability lies.
On the hit-and-run, we’re running the cameras along the likely path and asking around. If we can pick up a plate number or some other detail on tape, that would be a start.
Back in Mayur Vihar, we need to hear from the people on Nala Road. With the rider out of commission, a word from a resident or a passerby can make a difference in showing if the driving was rash.
The families are waiting for some answers. We haven’t put out much on the rickshaw driver or the state of the vehicles just yet.
We’ll have more to say once we’ve gone through the evidence and taken down the statements. Right now, we’re on the case and making sure the injured man gets the attention he needs.
