A week after Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) was killed in a road accident in south-west Delhi, the police on Friday said they have arrested a truck driver in connection with the case.
An officer said based on the technical surveillance, they nabbed the accused from Haryana.
“We have called a forensic team to examine the truck to get confirmation. We will get the reports in a couple of days. We are questioning the driver to get more details,” said the officer.
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During investigation, the police checked records of vehicles that entered the city from Gurugarm because the accident happened at Rajokri flyover on Gurugram-Delhi side.
The details of all heavy vehicles were gathered from nearby warehouses in Mahipalpur. It was found that four vehicles — scheduled to pick cargo from the warehouses — never arrived there.
The details of vehicles and driver were fetched and their locations were found near the accident spot.
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Based on the eyewitness account and clue from CCTVs, the truck driver was held. The case is under investigation. The forensic report is awaited.
On July 24, 55-year-old ACP Sanket Kaushikdied after he was hit by an unknown vehicle while managing traffic.