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The Mercedes that ran over two destitutes sleeping on the footpath in New Delhi. Courtesy NDTV 24/7
“The driver who was drunk has been identified as Simran Sodhi. He is a resident of Hauz Khas and was returning home with a female friend from a high profile club- F Bar at Ashoka hotel when the incident occurred at around 2 am,” a senior police official said.
“He ran over two destitute men sleeping on the footpath. They sustained serious fractures and are now being treated at the Trauma Centre,” the official informed.
A senior police official said a medical test has confirmed that Sodhi was under the influence of alcohol. The woman who was in the car was let off after questioning, he said.
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