Gurgaon: A 23-year-old accountant died after a Thar allegedly rammed his scooter from behind, causing him to crash into a parked loading tempo near the DLF Phase 2 Rapid Metro underpass on Golf Course Road on Tuesday. The victim, Akash Singh, was taken to Paras Hospital, where doctors declared him dead.Police have registered a case against an unidentified woman driver following a complaint by the victim’s younger brother at DLF Phase 3 police station.According to the complaint filed by Vikas Singh, Akash worked as an accountant at Aura Sign Jewellery Pvt Ltd, located in Gold Souk Mall in Sector 43, and had been employed there for around two-and-a-half years.On Oct 20, Akash left his home in Delhi around 11 am on his TVS scooter (registration number DL12SQ8733) to go to work. As he was about to enter the underpass from the DLF Phase 2 Rapid Metro side, a loading tempo (DL1LAN7625) was parked near a turn, the complainant stated. A Thar approaching from behind at high speed, allegedly driven by a woman, hit Akash’s scooter, causing him to collide with the parked tempo. He sustained injuries in the crash and was taken to Paras Hospital. “The woman did not stop and escaped the spot. Police registered a case but have yet to arrest her. We want her to be arrested at the earliest as she has ruined our family,” Vikas told TOI.“Police received information from the hospital on Oct 20 that Akash had been admitted following an accident. Sub-inspector Sanjeev Kumar, accompanied by an emergency head constable and a constable, reached the hospital to initiate proceedings. Doctors declared Akash dead at 2:49 pm,” a cop said, adding that police collected the medico-legal report and death summary before shifting the body to the govt mortuary. The victim’s family members were present at the hospital and submitted a written complaint seeking legal action against those responsible for the accident.Based on the complaint, police registered a case under Sections 281 (rash driving or riding on a public way), 125 (acts endangering life or personal safety) and 106 (causing death by negligence) of BNS. Sub-inspector Sanjeev Kumar has been assigned the investigation, and further proceedings are underway.Police, meanwhile, are checking the CCTV cameras near the spot. The body was handed to the family after the autopsy on Wednesday.
