Overview

• On August 4 at about 6:30 am near a petrol pump on Nelson Mandela Marg, a speeding car struck a Zepto delivery agent and fled the scene
• Victim Rajkumar, 40, was riding an electric scooter without a helmet and succumbed to severe head and facial injuries at AIIMS Trauma Centre
• Investigators found the abandoned Tata Nexon EV with a temporary registration number and linked it to the collision
• Police filed charges under the Motor Vehicles Act and relevant penal code sections and took witness statements from bystanders
• The incident highlights persistent road safety risks and enforcement gaps for gig economy riders on Delhi’s busy streets