Two killed, one injured as SUV rams into taxi near Siri Fort in south Delhi
New Delhi (PTI): Two persons were killed and another was critically injured when an SUV rammed into a taxi near Siri Fort in south Delhi during the early hours of Wednesday, police said.
The victims have been identified as the taxi driver, Girja Kumar Bhardwaj, a resident of Khichdipur, Ranjeet and Sumit, both residents of Nehru Nagar.
While Girja and Ranjeet died in the accident, Sumit remains in critical condition, they said.
According to the Police, Ranjeet and Sumit were returning home from a wedding when the accident occurred. A PCR call was received at around 4.20 am regarding the collision on August Kranti Marg.
The SUV was travelling from Panchsheel Flyover towards Andrews Ganj when it hit the taxi as the latter was turning right towards Balbir Saxena Marg.
While both vehicles were in their respective lanes, the police said the SUV driver was allegedly overspeeding and driving in a rash manner.
The driver of the car, identified as Krishansh Kapoor (21), a resident of Udai Park in south Delhi, has been apprehended, police said. Police have apprehended the driver of the SUV, identified as 21-year-old Krishansh Kapoor, a resident of Udai Park.
All three occupants of the taxi were taken to the AIIMS Trauma Centre.
"Doctors declared two of them, including the taxi driver, brought dead upon arrival, while the third, Sumit, is in a critical condition and is undergoing treatment," a senior police officer said.
Monika Singh, a passerby, said both vehicles were severely damaged, suggesting the impact occurred at a "high speed". She added that police and emergency services reached the spot shortly after the incident.
A case has been registered at the Hauz Khas police station under Sections 281 and 106(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The bodies were handed over to the respective families following the post-mortem examination, the police added.
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Nine dead as fire breaks out in residential building in east Delhi
New Delhi (PTI): A fire broke out in a residential building in east Delhi's Vivek Vihar early Sunday, leaving nine people belonging to two families dead, including a toddler, officials said.
The incident was reported around 3.48 am at a four-storey building in Vivek Vihar Phase-I, following which police, fire and disaster management teams rushed to the spot.
According to the police, the blaze engulfed flats on the second, third and fourth floors of the building, prompting a large-scale rescue operation.The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.
The Delhi Fire Service (DFS) said nine charred bodies were recovered from different floors.
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"One body was recovered from the first floor, five from the second floor and three from the staircase which was found locked," the DFS officer said.
Those found dead on the second floor have been identified as Arvind Jain (60), his wife Anita Jain (58), son Nishant Jain (35), daughter-in-law Anchal Jain (33) and grandchild Akash Jain.
On the third floor, three members of a family were found dead. They were identified as Nitin Jain (50), wife Shailey Jain (48) and son Samyak Jain (25).
On the first floor a woman identified as Shikha Jain (45) was found dead while her husband Naveen Jain (48) sustained injuries.
A senior police officer said, "Around 10 to 15 people were rescued from the premises during the firefighting operation. Two of them, who sustained minor injuries, were shifted to the Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital."
A total of 12 fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the flames, while teams from the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), traffic police and local police assisted in the rescue and evacuation efforts.
Police said the fire was brought under control after several hours. Efforts are underway to determine the cause of the fire, police said.
Further investigation and proceedings are underway.
