A 32-year-old man has been arrested in a hit-and-run case which claimed the lives of a couple on January 26, the police said on Monday. The accused was arrested with the help of CCTV footages recovered from the area.
Accused Lokesh (32), a resident of Neemrana village in Bulandshahr, was returning home from Delhi with four of his friends. The accident took place around 7 p.m. on Saturday when the vehicle reached near the Greater Noida Authority office in Surajpur. The SUV mowed down a middle-aged couple on a bicycle.
The deceased have been identified as Lakshmi (40) and her husband Ram Singh (45), residents of Chattisgarh. They worked as daily-wage workers at a construction site in Surajpur and lived in a rented accommodation in Dadri.
“The deceased’s daughter alerted the police about the accident around 7:30 p.m. By the time the police team reached the spot, the accused had fled. The injured were rushed to the hospital where they were declared brought dead. Based on a complaint from the daughter of the deceased, we have filed an FIR under IPC Sections 304A, 279 and 427” said SHO at Surajpur Muneesh Chauhan.
The police tracked down Lokesh on Monday. “We identified the accused with the help of CCTV footage and based on tip-off. The accused has been sent to the jail,” added Mr. Chauhan.
