Overview

• Richa Sachan fell from her motorcycle near Carte Chowk in Shastri Nagar shortly after 1 am, and a car then struck her, police said.
• She was taken to Sarvodaya Hospital, where doctors declared her dead on arrival, and a post-mortem was conducted before the body was handed to her family with state honours.
• Officers seized a Maruti Wagon-R abandoned at the spot and registered an FIR under BNS sections 281 and 106(1) based on a complaint from her brother.
• Police said they are reviewing CCTV footage and working to trace the driver, who fled the scene.
• The case has renewed scrutiny of stray-dog risks in Delhi-NCR following a recent Supreme Court directive to remove and rehabilitate strays.