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Dakshinpuri Hit-and-Run Kills 62-Year-Old Woman, FIR Lodged as Police Hunt Driver

An FIR under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has been filed at Ambedkar Nagar police station following the seizure of the autorickshaw involved in the fatal crash.

Driver fled the scene as 62-year-old woman died after being hit by his autorickshaw in Delhi.

Overview

  • A PCR call reporting the accident was received at 7:23 am on August 4 by Ambedkar Nagar police.
  • The victim was identified as Alia Begum, 62, a Dakshinpuri resident who was taken to AIIMS Trauma Centre by her son-in-law and declared unfit for statement.
  • Police found and seized the abandoned autorickshaw at the scene while the driver fled and remains untraced.
  • Investigators filed an FIR under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at Ambedkar Nagar station based on initial findings.
  • The case underscores persistent enforcement gaps in Delhi’s hit-and-run incidents and intensifies calls for tougher traffic laws and infrastructure upgrades.