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New Delhi, May 24
The Delhi Police Dwarka district arrested a man from Dwarka who had allegedly hit Zepto delivery boy with his car and had fled from the spot.
The police said the deceased, Karan Raju, a resident of Goyla Dairy was working for Zepto as a delivery boy. Karan was hit by a Tata Nexon car near DND restaurant in Sector 10 of Dwarka.
The driver has been identified as Sudhakar Yadav, a resident of Dwarka Sector-18.
DCP (Dwarka) Shankar Choudhary stated that this was a blind case with no eyewitnesses or CCTVs near the spot. The only clue was a broken part of the bumper of the vehicle. The police had to visit spare part dealers and workshops in Southwest Delhi to get some cues.
The officer added that after much efforts, the police learnt it was Tata Nexon and began a search for the same vehicle. The search for the vehicle led them on the identity of the owner who was held from his residence in Dwarka and his Tata Nexon was seized.
Following the hit and run accident of their employee, Zepto posted on Twitter “We are deeply aggrieved by the death of Karan Raju (Zepto delivery partner working with Zypp). Karan was wearing his helmet and driving on the correct side of the road when he was hit by a vehicle from behind in what seems to be a hit-and-run incident in South Delhi while returning to our centre after completing a delivery. He passed away at the Safdarjung Hospital.”
“The team members from Zepto and Zypp have been with the family since the night of the accident, supporting and ensuring that they bear no pressure from the process or expenses (hospital bills, funeral expenses, etc). In addition, our team is working closely with relevant authorities, who recently filed an FIR to assist them in any way we can with this case.
"We are helping the family with immediate financial aid of Rs 10 lakhs and an additional insurance grant of Rs 8 lakhs. We will continue to extend unceasing emotional and financial support to the family as they get through this difficult time,” the company added.
The police have booked the accused driver under sections of rash driving and causing death by negligence stating that attempt to murder charges on the accused might be added following the further investigation.
