Driver involved in the IIT Delhi hit-and-run case arrested

A 30-year-old IIT Delhi student was killed and his friend was injured after they were allegedly hit by a car outside the campus here, police said on Wednesday. The 31-year-old driver of the vehicle has been nabbed, they said.

Ashraf Nawaz Khan and Ankur Shukla (29), both PhD students, went to a restaurant in SDA market on Tuesday night and were crossing the road after having dinner when the car hit them, a senior police officer said. Khan died during treatment at the Safdarjung hospital while Shukla is admitted to the Max hospital in Saket with a fractured leg, he said. The car, which hit the duo, was found abandoned at some distance, police said.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southwest) Manoj C said, "We have apprehended driver Avihant Sherawat, resident of Mahipalpur, and further interrogation is on."

(PTI)