Jet pilot crushes driver in Delhi road rage

Incident occurred in Khan Market in front of hundreds of shoppers

The incident took place outside Axis Bank in Khan Market at 1:50 pm, police said. Rajiv Jolly, a resident of Dwarka, manager of the Amici restaurant in Khan Market, was driving a Hyundai which slightly  grazed a Ford Ikon being driven by Vikas Agarwal, a pilot with a private airline.

According to police, Rajiv was driving out of the market while Vikas Agarwal was driving into the market when their cars grazed.

“Rajiv, a restaurant manager, stepped outside his car and approached Vikas Agarwal and started giving his explanation, which soon turned into an argument,” a police officer said.
“Enraged at Rajiv standing in front of his car, Agarwal hit him once and then repeatedly crushed him under his wheels around four times,” the officer said. According to an eyewitness, the pilot after running over the restaurant manager sped off. He was chased by onlookers and his car was stopped.

A police team arrived on the spot and apprehended Agarwal. Rajiv was rushed to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Khan Market is one of the oldest and most fashionable markets in the capital, with lots of upscale shops and restaurants, and frequented by hundreds of foreigners every day.
Psychologists say road rage is a reflection of aggressive or angry behaviour by a driver of an automobile.

Such behaviour includes rude gestures, verbal insults, deliberately driving in an unsafe or threatening manner or making threats.

Road rage can lead to altercations, assaults and collisions, which result in injuries and even deaths.

With increasing traffic and growing impatience among drivers, Delhi is  witnessing high incidences of road rage, which in some cases had resulted in severe injuries and even deaths.