01 March,2011 08:04 AM IST | | Atul Krishan
Accused had been fined in several cases of rash driving earlier
He had already been booked in nine cases of rash and negligent driving. On Monday afternoon Jaspreet Singh, a senior manger at a call center Walklet in Sector 59 Noida, again allegedly indulged in rash driving. Only this time, he claimed a life.u00a0
Killing machine: A policeman inspects the car that hit the motorcycle,
which the SI and constable were riding. Pics/Rajeev Tyagi
Singh, who was reportedlyu00a0 driving his car at a high speed,u00a0 hit a police motorcycle crushing a 55-year-old Sub Inspector (SI) under his wheels and severely injuring a constable. The incident happened at Copernicus Marg near C Hexagon at around 12:15 pm. "Jaspreet Singh is serial offender. He has been fined nine times for violation of traffic rules. An FIR has been lodged against him under section 304-A, 279 and 337 of IPC and his car has been impounded," said additional deputy commissioner of police, (New Delhi) VK Gupta.
The deceased SI, Hari Ram was on his way to Patiala House court riding pillion with constable Ashwani Kumar when they were hit. The impact of the collision was so strong that the police officials were thrown off the bike. The SI got entangled in the car's bonnet. "Jaspreet kept dragging the SI for about 150 meters. The car then hit the pavement and one of its tyres burst. He tried to flee from the spot but was nabbed by policemen patrolling in the PCR van close-by," said a senior police official.u00a0u00a0u00a0
Both the policemen were taken to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital but Hari Ram was declared brought dead while Ashwani Kumar, who suffered injuries, is undergoing treatment.
Speaking with MiD DAY, Jaspreet, a son of former director of Ministry of Tourism, said that it was not his fault and claimed that it was the cops who were driving rash and had hit his car. He even sympathised with the deceased.
"A couple of week ago, I also lost my mother. So I can feel the pain of the family members of the deceased," said Jaspreet. In 2006, he had been booked for rash and negligent driving and in 2010, he was booked for over-speeding. Jaspreet's car bore a sticker of an organisation Crimes Reform India, but police say that he has nothing to do with this organisation as it was a second-hand car. The deceased SI was a native of Sonepat and is survived by two sons, who are police constables, and a daughter. He was posted with Tughlak Road police station for a year.
Rashtrapati Bhawan employee hit
A 35-year-old employee of Rashtrapati Bhawan was injured after he was hit by a car belonging to Belgium Ambassador. The incident reportedly occurred during a function organised in honour of nine newly-appointed ambassadors of various countries by the President."The Belgium ambassador had come to attend the function. One Rajesh Kumar was deputed to attend the guests arriving at the function. He was standing in the drivewayu00a0 when the Belgium ambassador's car hit him. He was injured and was rushed to RML hospital," said the police official. Police said the driver of the car CD-8, Bala Gedge was arrested and later released on bail.
