New Delhi [India], In a shocking incident, the driver of a water tanker, while trying to escape, crushed a youth who was throwing stones at his tanker in the Sangam Vihar area of the national capital.
On Wednesday night, in south Delhi's Ratia Marg Sangam Vihar area, some people threw stones at a water tanker when rainwater splashed on them. When the driver of the tanker, identified as Sapan Singh, 35, tried to escape to save his life, a young man identified as Saddam, 21, came under the wheels of the tanker. He died instantly.
Angry people again started throwing stones at the tanker. Meanwhile, a car driver identified as Bablu reached the spot and opposed the stone pelting and was stabbed by the stone pelters and suffered serious injuries.
The situation in the area became tense. A police force has been deployed to the scene.
DCP South Delhi Ankit Chauhan said, "Saddam died after being hit by a tanker. The police detained the body and sent it to the mortuary for an autopsy. The 21-year-old deceased lived with his family in Sangam area. Vihar."
DCP East Ward Achin Garg says, "We received a call about stones being pelted at a water tanker. In this case, a car had broken down at Ratia Marg in Sangam Vihar and some boys were fixing the car. Meanwhile, a water tanker was passing by and some water splashed on the motorists, which caused an altercation, these motorists attacked the driver and threw stones at him. Seeing this, the driver got scared and moved the vehicle forward. in which a person was left under the tanker. When he was taken to the hospital, he was declared dead. The driver of the tanker got out of his truck and tried to flee, the boys threw stones again. Meanwhile, another driver of the car was passing by and. He asked what had happened and why they were throwing stones. They also attacked the driver of the car with a knife, who is currently inside the hospital... The investigation is ongoing..."
According to the police, Bablu's condition remains critical. He has been stabbed in two parts of the body. He has been referred from Majidia Hospital to Safdarjung Hospital. No arrests have been made yet. The investigation is underway and the accused have been identified.
More details on the matter are awaited.
On Wednesday night, in south Delhi's Ratia Marg Sangam Vihar area, some people threw stones at a water tanker when rainwater splashed on them. When the driver of the tanker, identified as Sapan Singh, 35, tried to escape to save his life, a young man identified as Saddam, 21, came under the wheels of the tanker. He died instantly.
Angry people again started throwing stones at the tanker. Meanwhile, a car driver identified as Bablu reached the spot and opposed the stone pelting and was stabbed by the stone pelters and suffered serious injuries.
The situation in the area became tense. A police force has been deployed to the scene.
DCP South Delhi Ankit Chauhan said, "Saddam died after being hit by a tanker. The police detained the body and sent it to the mortuary for an autopsy. The 21-year-old deceased lived with his family in Sangam area. Vihar."
DCP East Ward Achin Garg says, "We received a call about stones being pelted at a water tanker. In this case, a car had broken down at Ratia Marg in Sangam Vihar and some boys were fixing the car. Meanwhile, a water tanker was passing by and some water splashed on the motorists, which caused an altercation, these motorists attacked the driver and threw stones at him. Seeing this, the driver got scared and moved the vehicle forward. in which a person was left under the tanker. When he was taken to the hospital, he was declared dead. The driver of the tanker got out of his truck and tried to flee, the boys threw stones again. Meanwhile, another driver of the car was passing by and. He asked what had happened and why they were throwing stones. They also attacked the driver of the car with a knife, who is currently inside the hospital... The investigation is ongoing..."
According to the police, Bablu's condition remains critical. He has been stabbed in two parts of the body. He has been referred from Majidia Hospital to Safdarjung Hospital. No arrests have been made yet. The investigation is underway and the accused have been identified.
More details on the matter are awaited.
