<p>A joyride by a cleaner ended up snuffing out the life of two men when he rammed the car, owned by a senior External Affairs Ministry official, into them in south Delhi today, police said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The accident came on a day when the daughter of one of the victims was to get engaged.<br /><br />Sultan Singh (50) and Raja Ram (30) were killed in the accident near Ansal Plaza on Khel Gaon Marg in south Delhi at around 6 AM when Manish, a cleaner, allegedly lost control over the car and hit them.<br /><br />The car belongs to Kartik Pandey, an Under Secretary in the External Affairs Ministry. Pandey was not in the car when the accident took place.<br /><br />"Manish had told us that he had taken the car without the knowledge of Pandey for a joyride with his friends in the morning hours. He had accepted this," Chhaya Sharma, Deputy Commissioner of Police, said.<br /><br />He drove the vehicle for about 30 minutes before the accident took place, a senior police official said.<br /><br />After the accident, he quietly returned the vehicle to the parking and left.<br />According to the official, Singh's daughter was to get engaged today and Ram had come to the city from Bangalore to attend the ceremony.<br /><br />Singh's son-in-law Kush Kapoor alleged that police was trying to cover up the incident and save the government official, who is in the External Affairs Ministry. Police denied the allegations.<br /><br />"The accident took place at 6 AM and the official had registered a case of vehicle theft three hours later. We suspect a cover up. We want justice," Kapoor said</p>
<p>A joyride by a cleaner ended up snuffing out the life of two men when he rammed the car, owned by a senior External Affairs Ministry official, into them in south Delhi today, police said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The accident came on a day when the daughter of one of the victims was to get engaged.<br /><br />Sultan Singh (50) and Raja Ram (30) were killed in the accident near Ansal Plaza on Khel Gaon Marg in south Delhi at around 6 AM when Manish, a cleaner, allegedly lost control over the car and hit them.<br /><br />The car belongs to Kartik Pandey, an Under Secretary in the External Affairs Ministry. Pandey was not in the car when the accident took place.<br /><br />"Manish had told us that he had taken the car without the knowledge of Pandey for a joyride with his friends in the morning hours. He had accepted this," Chhaya Sharma, Deputy Commissioner of Police, said.<br /><br />He drove the vehicle for about 30 minutes before the accident took place, a senior police official said.<br /><br />After the accident, he quietly returned the vehicle to the parking and left.<br />According to the official, Singh's daughter was to get engaged today and Ram had come to the city from Bangalore to attend the ceremony.<br /><br />Singh's son-in-law Kush Kapoor alleged that police was trying to cover up the incident and save the government official, who is in the External Affairs Ministry. Police denied the allegations.<br /><br />"The accident took place at 6 AM and the official had registered a case of vehicle theft three hours later. We suspect a cover up. We want justice," Kapoor said</p>
