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Rash Driving: SUV Seized in Delhi After Complaints, Driver Flees
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News18•05-10-2026, 10:00
Rash Driving: SUV Seized in Delhi After Complaints, Driver Flees
- •An SUV with a Haryana registration was taken into custody in central Delhi's Lal Kuan-Hamdard area following complaints of rash and negligent driving.
- •Police received information about the vehicle being driven erratically on the night of October 4-5.
- •Eyewitnesses reported the driver abruptly stopped the vehicle near Lal Kuan and fled the scene.
- •The vehicle was later traced and impounded at Hauz Qazi police station.
- •Legal action under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) is being taken against the driver, though no injuries have been reported so far.
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Police took the SUV into custody after receiving complaints that it was being driven rashly and negligently in the Lal Kuan-Hamdard area during the intervening night of October 4 and 5. Witnesses reported that the driver abruptly stopped the vehicle near Lal Kuan before fleeing the scene.
No information regarding any person being hit or injured has been received at the Hauz Qazi police station so far. Authorities are actively verifying neighboring areas and hospitals to ascertain if anyone sustained injuries.
Based on eyewitness accounts and available facts, necessary legal action under the relevant section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) is being pursued against the driver.
