Mercedes Involved in Delhi Hit-&-Run Was Hauled up in the Past

The Mercedes that killed a 32-killed-old in Civil Lines had been involved in many cases of traffic rule violation.

A Class 12 student was driving a Mercedes that allegedly ran over a pedestrian on Monday night in Delhi’s Civil Lines area. (Photo: ANI screengrab)

The car involved in Delhi’s Civil Lines hit-and-run case had earlier been “slapped with five challans in the last eight months for offences such as ignoring traffic signal, speeding, unauthorised parking and negligent driving”, reports Hindustan Times.

Meanwhile, Delhi Police arrested the Mercedes car owner whose minor son allegedly knocked dead a 32-year-old marketing executive in north Delhi’s Civil Lines area. Delhi Police officials said the businessman was aware that his son was taking out the car and did not restrict him.

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