In a fresh development in the Mercedes hit-and-run case, the Delhi police on Friday arrested the car owner whose minor son allegedly knocked dead a 33-year-old marketing executive in north Delhi’s Civil Lines area.
“The businessman was arrested today under the charge of abetment leading to culpable homicide not amounting to murder,” a senior police official said.
He further said the businessman was aware that his son was taking out the car and he did not restrict him.
Meanwhile, victim Sidharth Sharma’s sister on Friday met Delhi police commissioner Alok Kumar Verma, who assured her that strict action will be taken against the accused persons and later changed the investigating officer of the case. “The commissioner has assured strict action against all perpetrators,” she told media after the meeting.
The investigators are also probing whether the Mercedes owner tried to mislead the police as after the incident a man who claimed to be his driver approached the police and said he was behind the wheels when the incident took place.
The errant driver, who turned out to be the Mercedes owner’s 17-year-old son, was later identified with the help of CCTV grabs and eyewitness accounts, the official said.
Later in the day, a senior police official confirmed that the investigating officer of the case has been changed.
