New Delhi (PTI), Sunday, November 27th, 2008 – Police in Delhi reported that a BMW vehicle allegedly struck his bicycle while he was riding on Mahipalpur flyover in southwest Delhi.
Manoj C, Deputy Commissioner for Police (Southwest), said that the luxury car driver was arrested.
Police said that the incident occurred near Vasant Kunj.
Initial inquiry revealed that a car’s tyre burst, and the driver lost control of the vehicle, hitting the cyclist.
Police obtained information and reached the spot at Mahipalpur flyover towards Dhaula Kuan, where the BMW car bearing the VIP registration number was found. Officials also said that the BMW bike and BMW car were in a badly damaged condition.
Police said that the BMW driver rushed the injured to a hospital but that doctors declared him dead.
According to them, Shubendu Chatterjee was the victim. He is a Gurugram Sector 49 resident.
Police reported that the case under section 279 (rash driving on a public road) and 304A(causing death by negligence), of the Indian Penal Code has been registered.
Sunil (40), who is a resident in Punjabi Bagh and a businessman, has been identified as the owner of this car.
Police said that he purchased the car used and that the sticker of Finance Committee (Delhi Cantonment Board) was still on it. They also added that the necessary legal sections would be required for the transaction after verification of documents.
They claimed that he had denied his presence at the accident scene and are now verifying these facts.
Somvir has been identified by police.
Meanwhile, a person on Twitter claiming to be the friend of victim Chatterjee wrote, “Today our friend was cycling in Delhi and got crushed by a high-end car. We want police to find out the culprit and investigate through CCTV cameras in Delhi.” He also posted a picture in which a sticker can be seen “Chairman Finance Committee, Delhi Cantonment Board” written on it.
Chatterjee’s friend Himanshu Khanna (39), said that the deceased was a committed cyclist.
“I got information around 7.30 am from a cyclist, who was passing through the area, regarding an accident near Mahipalpur. He stated that a cyclist was involved in an accident, but he couldn’t identify the victim. I asked him for the photo of his cycle.
“I am associated with several cycling groups and later got to know that the cycle belonged to Chatterjee. I ran to the spot and was informed by police that Chatterjee had been taken to Safdarjung hospital by the driver who hit him. I rushed to the hospital where he was declared brought dead,” Khanna said.
Chatterjee was a Delhi-based garment manufacturer and lived in Gurugram. Khanna stated that Chatterjee was a cyclist for the past 10 years and added that his wife and 20-year-old daughter are his survivors.
“I came in contact with him three years ago through cycling. He had recently completed more than 70,000 kilometres riding cycle which is a big thing,” said Khanna, who is also a resident of Gurugram.
“Our group goes on a cycle trip of around 200 to 250 kilometres on weekends. We prefer Golf Course Road, Sohna Elevated Road and Gurgaon-Faridabad Road,” he said. PTI NIT NIT KVK KVK
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