A Delhi police officer on duty was hit by a BMW after the driver failed to create a fuss on the road while celebrating his birthday. The incident took place the night in between November 3-4.
DCP Southeastern District RP Meena said two officers, Ankur and Jitender, were on patrol on their bicycle. At 12:05 am, they arrived at H Pocket Market in Sarita Vihar where they saw a BMW parked near an ATM. A cake was kept on top of the car and some kids were making noise.
When the officers asked them to return home, they refused and began to argue. One of them said that they are local and that the birthday party will be held only there. They also issued threats.
Officer Ankur called the Sarita Vihar Police Station Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV). Upon seeing him, the young men fled and were followed by ERV. The BMW then spun around and ran toward the ABC Pocket.
“When the two officers told them to stop, the driver of the car tried to run over Agent Ankur. He jumped and was saved. The driver then his car in Ct Jitender with the intention of killing him and ran over his car which crushed his legs.” DCP Meena said.
The car was chased and found to have crashed into a juice corner near Umer Masjid in Khadar Mod. An injured person was also found at this location.
“During the inspection of the car, the car door was found to be open. The beer bottle was inside the car. The airbags were open as well,” DCP Meena said.
The police discovered that the vehicle is in the name of Amit Bhadana, a resident of Faridabad. He gave his vehicle to his cousin Kuldeep, a resident of Madanpur Khadar in Delhi. A mobile phone of Kuldeep, who was celebrating his birthday, was found in the vehicle.
Both people are on the run. Teams are raiding various locations to arrest them.
The police have registered an FIR under the relevant sections of the IPC and MV Law.
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