Delhi: Man killed, wife & two kids injured as car hits bike on Vikas Marg; driver arrested
New Delhi (PTI): A 35-year-old man was killed, and his wife and two children were injured after a car hit their motorcycle on Vikas Marg in east Delhi, police said on Thursday.
The incident took place around 1:30 am near the Geeta Colony cut when the family was returning home from Connaught Place, they said.
According to police, a man made a call at the Shakarpur police station at 1:50 am and informed about the accident.
The caller said a few people had been shifted to the Hedgewar Hospital, while the driver of the offending vehicle had been nabbed by the passersby.
According to the preliminary inquiry, a car rammed into the bike carrying four people. All four were rushed to the Hedgewar Hospital, where Neeraj, a resident of NSA Colony in Vishwas Nagar, was declared brought dead, a senior police officer said.
Neeraj’s wife Sonam and their two children are undergoing treatment at the hospital, the officer said.
Police have taken the car driver, Sachin Gulati (45), a resident of Noida, into custody after he was nabbed by the public on the spot.
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Assembly polls: Voting ends, TN witnesses record 82.24 per cent turnout
Chennai (PTI): Voting for the Tamil Nadu Assembly election ended at 6 PM on Thursday and electors who gathered in the polling stations before the time for closure of polling were allowed to vote, officials said.
About 82.24 per cent of the 5.73 crore eligible voters exercised their franchise in the election to the 234-member strong Tamil Nadu Assembly, a record turnout. This was the provincial figure till 5 pm and the final data will be made available following consolidation of data, officials added.
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People voted in as many as 75,064 polling stations in 33,133 locations to decide the fortunes of 4,023 candidates.
The DMK, which heads the Secular Progressive Alliance, is seeking to retain power, and is leading a multi-party coalition that includes Congress, Left parties and the VCK. The AIADMK, heading the National Democratic Alliance, on the other hand, is pushing for a return to power with allies BJP, AMMK and PMK, among others, in tow.
Actor Vijay-led TVK is attempting to break the decades long tradition of DMK and AIADMK alternatively ruling the state and form its government.
Despite the scorching sun, people turned up enthusiastically in polling stations right from 7 AM onwards and cast their votes and those who had gathered before 6 PM, the appointed time for closure of polling, were allowed to vote.
