NEW DELHI: A Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) contractor and his friend were taken into custody on Saturday after their speeding Hyundai Verna allegedly rammed into an e-scooter in West Delhi’s Subhash Nagar area, killing a 25-year-old delivery rider on the spot, police officials said.
The deceased has been identified as Hem Shankar, who worked night shifts as a delivery executive. Police said the accused driver, Rakesh Kumar, 27, is employed as a contractor with the MCD.
The impact was so severe that the delivery boy died on the spot.
On receiving information about the incident, police teams rushed to the scene and began an investigation. The offending vehicle has been seized, and the accused driver has been taken into custody.