Law student arrested over killing of delivery executive by car with 'judge' sticker in Noida

There were two more law students in the car at the time of the accident but they are at large. All three are friends of the son of a family court judge and had taken the car to go to Ghaziabad when the accident took place, an official said

A 20-year-old law student has been arrested over the death of a food delivery executive here after his motorcycle was hit by a speeding car bearing the sticker of "judge" on its bonnet, the Noida Police said Tuesday.

There were two more law students in the car at the time of the accident but they are at large. All three are friends of the son of a family court judge and had taken the car to go to Ghaziabad when the accident took place, an official said.

The 27-year-old Zomato delivery executive was near Parthala Chowk when the Toyota Corolla car with registration in Prayagraj hit it around 1.30 am on Monday. The delivery executive, identified as Parvindar Kumar, was taken to a private hospital in Bisrakh area but was pronounced dead on arrival, the police said.

The occupants of the car had also fled the spot after the crash, leaving the damaged vehicle behind, according to the police.

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On Tuesday, a Noida Police spokesperson said, "Suyash Mishra, the driver of the car has been arrested. The delivery executive had got hit by the negligently-driven car, causing him severe injuries that led to his death on the spot."

Mishra, a native of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh, was arrested from his current place of residence in Shakti Khand area of adjoining Ghaziabad district, the official said.

An FIR in the case was lodged at the Noida Sector 113 police station over a complaint from the deceased's brother. The FIR was lodged under Indian Penal Code sections 304A (death by negligence) and 279 (rash driving).

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