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Delhi Teen Held After Car Drags Factory Worker 600 Metres to Death

The case now sits before the Juvenile Justice Board after a culpable-homicide charge under BNS Section 105.

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Pedestrian Killed, As 16-Year-Old Car Driver Drags Man For 600 Metres In Samaypur Badli | Image: Republic

Overview

  • Police say 32-year-old Sujeet Mandal was struck near his Badli Industrial Area workplace on August 23 around 7 pm.
  • CCTV shows the victim trapped under a red car, a cyclist trying to alert the driver, and the vehicle driving off after the body dislodged.
  • Investigators traced the route via cameras and the registration number, then detained the 16-year-old within about six hours.
  • The minor told police he fled out of fear of a crowd as officers seized the car and preserved forensic evidence from two sites.
  • Mandal was taken to Burari Hospital with multiple injuries and torn clothes, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.