13-year-old boy on cycle hit by car in Delhi, dies in hospital; driver arrested

NEW DELHI: A 13-year-old boy succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday after his cycle was hit by a car driven by a chartered accountant in south Delhi's Hauz Khas on Saturday. Police said his relative was also injured and the accused had been arrested.
On Saturday, police received a PCR call regarding a road accident at August Kranti Marg. “Our team rushed to the spot and found that both injured were taken to a hospital in Saket.The team reached there and found that the two brothers were receiving treatment,” an officer said.
They were identified as Veer (13) and Dev Mandal (18). In his statement, Mandal told the cops that around 4.30pm, they were going to his house on a cycle, and when they reached August Kranti Marg near the Shahpur Jat red light, a car came in high speed from behind and hit them.
Based on his statement, a case was registered under sections 279 (rash driving or riding on a public way), 337 (causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others) and 338 (causing grievous hurt by an act endangering life or personal safety of others) of Indian Penal Code (IPC).
The accused, Dhananjay Malik (34), a resident of Greater Kailash, was arrested. “Malik, a chartered accountant, was coming from Connaught Place and was heading towards Select City Mall in Saket when the incident took place. He was not drunk and admitted the victims to the hospital,” the officer said.
On Tuesday, the cops were informed by the hospital that Veer had succumbed to his injuries. The postmortem of the deceased is being conducted. Section 304 (causing death by negligence) of IPC has been added to the case.