Overview
- Delhi Police said the fire tender struck a motorcycle on Pushta Road near Chauhan Patti while heading to a reported drowning in Sonia Vihar.
- The rider, identified as 18-year-old Rohit Pal of 5th Pushta, was taken to Jag Pravesh Chandra Hospital and declared dead on arrival.
- The missing man was named as Kuldeep Nainwal, a former Karawal Nagar BJP mandal president who reportedly slipped into deep water at the Yamuna bank.
- Officers said the driver swerved left to avoid a speeding bike and hit a roadside wall, yet the collision still occurred despite the maneuver.
- A joint search-and-rescue by police, fire services and disaster management teams continues, and a case has been registered at Sonia Vihar police station under relevant BNS sections.