<p>Two youths were killed and three others injured when a speeding Chevrolet Cruze, driven by 26-year-old son of a businessman, mowed them down in north-west Delhi’s Shalimar Bagh area early on Sunday morning.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The errant driver, who also sustained minor injuries, has been arrested along with a woman co-passenger said to be a former radio jockey.<br /><br />The incident took place at around 5.30 am on Sunday when five youths, all aged <br />between 19 and 22, were having tea at a stall in front of <br />Badli bus shelter on GT Karnal Road.<br /><br />The youths, residents of Nibas in Rajasthan, were in Delhi to appear for an examination scheduled to be held by Cental Reserve Police Force in outer Delhi’s Bawana area. <br /><br />However, the exam was postponed and the group was readying to return to their hometown by bus.<br /><br />The dead are identified as Satish, who had come for the examination, and Surender, autorickshaw driver with whom the youths were negotiating to go to a bus stand from where they could catch a Rajasthan-bound bus.<br /><br />The injured include Ravi, Yashpal and Mahesh. Their friend Sikandar, however, miraculously escaped any injury.<br /><br />Sole bread-winner<br /><br />Surender’s son Rajnikanth said his father was the sole bread-winner of the famly and had parked his vehicle near the bus stop to look for passengers.<br /><br />Even as he was negotiating with the youths, a speeding Chevrolet Cruze rammed into the autorickshaw, dragging the five victims a few metres on the road.<br />They were having tea at the stall when they were hit in full force by the car, police said.<br /><br />Behind the wheels of the erring car was allegedly Ankit Jamwal, a resident<br />of south-west Delhi’s Dwarka and the son of a businessman. <br />He was accompanied by <br />Shefali, a former radio <br />jockey. Jamwal also sustained a few injuries, but was discharged after treatment.<br /><br />Case registered<br /><br />A case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and Motor Vehicle Act has been registered with the Shalimar Bagh police station.<br /><br />Police are investigating if the youth was drunk at the time of the accident.<br /><br />Meanwhile, soon after the incident, police were informed and the victims were rushed to Ambedkar Hospital located Rohini. <br /><br />While Surender and Satish had died by the time they <br />arrived at the hospital, Ravi and Mahesh were referred to AIIMS and their condition is stated to be critical. <br />Their friend Yashpal was discharged after treatment, police said.<br /></p>
<p>Two youths were killed and three others injured when a speeding Chevrolet Cruze, driven by 26-year-old son of a businessman, mowed them down in north-west Delhi’s Shalimar Bagh area early on Sunday morning.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The errant driver, who also sustained minor injuries, has been arrested along with a woman co-passenger said to be a former radio jockey.<br /><br />The incident took place at around 5.30 am on Sunday when five youths, all aged <br />between 19 and 22, were having tea at a stall in front of <br />Badli bus shelter on GT Karnal Road.<br /><br />The youths, residents of Nibas in Rajasthan, were in Delhi to appear for an examination scheduled to be held by Cental Reserve Police Force in outer Delhi’s Bawana area. <br /><br />However, the exam was postponed and the group was readying to return to their hometown by bus.<br /><br />The dead are identified as Satish, who had come for the examination, and Surender, autorickshaw driver with whom the youths were negotiating to go to a bus stand from where they could catch a Rajasthan-bound bus.<br /><br />The injured include Ravi, Yashpal and Mahesh. Their friend Sikandar, however, miraculously escaped any injury.<br /><br />Sole bread-winner<br /><br />Surender’s son Rajnikanth said his father was the sole bread-winner of the famly and had parked his vehicle near the bus stop to look for passengers.<br /><br />Even as he was negotiating with the youths, a speeding Chevrolet Cruze rammed into the autorickshaw, dragging the five victims a few metres on the road.<br />They were having tea at the stall when they were hit in full force by the car, police said.<br /><br />Behind the wheels of the erring car was allegedly Ankit Jamwal, a resident<br />of south-west Delhi’s Dwarka and the son of a businessman. <br />He was accompanied by <br />Shefali, a former radio <br />jockey. Jamwal also sustained a few injuries, but was discharged after treatment.<br /><br />Case registered<br /><br />A case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and Motor Vehicle Act has been registered with the Shalimar Bagh police station.<br /><br />Police are investigating if the youth was drunk at the time of the accident.<br /><br />Meanwhile, soon after the incident, police were informed and the victims were rushed to Ambedkar Hospital located Rohini. <br /><br />While Surender and Satish had died by the time they <br />arrived at the hospital, Ravi and Mahesh were referred to AIIMS and their condition is stated to be critical. <br />Their friend Yashpal was discharged after treatment, police said.<br /></p>
