NOIDA, Noida Police on Wednesday said it has arrested two people, including the main accused, in the hit-and-run case involving an Audi CA on Sunday in which a former All India Radio employee died on the spot.

At present, the accused Luv Kumar alias Mamu (24) and his friend Prince Kumar (28), living in Delhi, have been arrested. Police said the CA registered in Haryana belongs to Luv's distant brother-in-law Pramod Kumar Singh, who lives in Gurugram.

"Luv Kumar was driving a speeding Audi and Prince was accompanying him in the car which hit Janak Dev Sah when he was going to buy milk on a city road and died on the spot near Kanchenjunga Market under Sector 24. Died in the police station area,” a police spokesperson said.During interrogation, Luv told the police that he had come for a drive from Delhi to Noida and he was driving the car while Prince was sitting next to him. Loud songs were playing in the car and Prince was exhorting them to drive the car faster. Speed,” the officer said.

Citing the confession of the accused, the officer further said that as soon as they reached Kanchenjunga Market, suddenly an old man appeared in front of the car.

"The accused said he could not control the car, and the man was hit at such a high speed that he jumped and fell on the windshield of the car before collapsing. He said they immediately left Noida to escape. Went back to Delhi from police,” the officer said.According to a police officer, both the accused have been living in Kidwai Nagar area of ​​Delhi for the last three years and are residents of Jharkhand.

The officer said that Singh describes himself as a farmer and businessman based in Gurgaon.

Police have seized the vehicle, which they found in Kidwa Nagar, Delhi.

Police said that a case was registered at Sector 24 police station on Sunday under IPC sections 279 (rash driving), 304 A (causing death by negligence) and 34 (criminal act committed by several persons with common intention) in connection with the case. An FIR was registered under. ,

In a similar incident in Noida on May 16, two people, including a nurse, were killed while three others were admitted to hospital when their e-rickshaw was hit by a minor driving a BMW. .Police caught two people traveling in the BMW car, while their third accomplice fled from the spot. Police said that an FIR has been registered in the matter.

Gautam Buddh Nagar, which includes Noida and Greater Noida cities, saw 1,176 road accidents in 2023, resulting in 470 deaths and 858 injuries.

According to official data, there were 437 such deaths and 856 injuries in the district in 2022.