NEW DELHI: A 20-year-old truck driver has been arrested from Bihar in connection with a fatal accident in Delhi’s Parliament Street area in which two cousins, returning home after watching an IPL match, lost their lives, police said on Tuesday.
The accused, Tuntun alias Titu, a native of Bihar currently residing in Yamuna Khadar, was apprehended from Samastipur, the officials said.
The arrest comes days after the accident that occurred on the intervening night of April 27 and 28 near Mahadev Road T-point, where a truck rammed a motorcycle from behind, killing Yagya Bhatia (20) and his cousin Abhav Bhatia (14), both residents of Ashok Nagar.
The driver fled the spot with the vehicle. A case was subsequently registered at Parliament Street police station.
During the investigation, the offending truck was identified and seized based on CCTV footage and local inputs, a senior police officer said. Further analysis of CCTV footage, technical surveillance, bank transactions and human intelligence helped trace and identify the accused.
Police said Tuntun, a resident of Saharsa district in Bihar and presently living in Yamuna Khadar, was tracked down and arrested from Samastipur on Monday. He is being produced before a court for further legal action. Investigation is ongoing, the officials said.
Before the accident, Abhav had called his father to say they would be home within half an hour. The cousins had gone to watch an IPL match between Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. While returning, their motorcycle was allegedly hit by the truck.
Eyewitnesses said the impact was severe. Locals alerted police and rushed the victims to hospital, but they could not be saved.
