Delhi: Two held in hit-and-run case that killed Delhi University student working as newspaper hawker
Press Trust of India | March 7, 2025 | 08:56 AM IST | 1 min read
The accused operate a children's play zone outlet in Paschim Vihar. The incident occurred near KN Katju Marg, following which a case was registered and further investigation was taken up, police said.
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police have apprehended two persons in a hit-and-run case that killed a Delhi University student who was working as a newspaper hawker, an official said on Friday. The incident occurred on March 1 near KN Katju Marg, following which a case was registered and further investigation was taken up, police said.
"With the help of CCTV footage, police identified the offending vehicle, a blue Hyundai Venue. The driver, Saurabh Gupta (26), and passenger, Pankaj Gupta (41), from Rohini's Sector 16, were taken into custody," Delhi Police said in statement. During interrogation the two admitted to the crime, and said that they were returning from Hanuman Temple in Yamuna Bazaar when they rammed into the student at the T-point and fled the scene, it added.
Also read Running Rs 86 lakh deficit, MUHS allocates Rs 1 crore to Nashik Kumbh Mela in 2025 budget
They later got the car repaired in an attempt to cover up, police said. The accused operate a children's play zone outlet in Paschim Vihar and are related as maternal uncle and nephew. Further investigation is underway, it said.
Follow us for the latest education news on colleges and universities, admission, courses, exams, research, education policies, study abroad and more..
To get in touch, write to us at news@careers360.com.
Quick Watch
]Next Story
]Featured News
]- Maharashtra’s new Class 6 social science textbook drops caste system, meat diet; paints rosy Vedic past
- IIIT Allahabad fines B.Techs who accept campus placement offers and then take other jobs, allege students
- Tamil Nadu: Chennai LKG fees highest in state; fee details of thousands of TN private schools public
- GMR Aero Technic’s aviation course produces professionals airlines can deploy from day one: President
- No more ‘half-baked doctors’: NMC scraps 2-year PG medical diplomas; over 3,300 seats will go to MD, MS
- MBBS interns seek uniform stipend policy as amounts vary wildly and private medical colleges underpay
- NEET UG 2026 Re-Exam: 20 Goa candidates denied extra 15 minutes at centre, demand inquiry
- ‘Not fashion design’: JK Lakshmipat University focuses on design as tool to solve problems, says director
- Three years on, BUHS has left 2 lakh paramedical students with no exams or results and a bleak future
- NEET Exam: Why more women qualify, top the lists, but still can't make it to AIIMS