On camera, car hits man after argument over road rage in Noida

A private company employee was allegedly driven into his car by four men near the Mahamaya flyover in Noida.

Noida:

A private university student died after an unidentified vehicle was hit by an unidentified vehicle at an intersection in Greater Noida, while a man was hit by a car after a fight with his occupants in a road rage case, police said on Sunday. crushed.

Officials said the student was at a crossroads in Greater Noida’s Beta 2 police station area with his friends when an unidentified speeding vehicle hit them late on Saturday night.

“They were students of Galgotias University and lived in a rented accommodation and were returning to their homes around 11.30 pm. One student, Ayush (23), died while four others were injured,” a police officer said. said the officer.

The families of the students have been informed and further legal action is being taken, efforts are on to trace the vehicle and arrest the person involved, the official said.

In another incident, four people were arrested in a suspected case of road rage near Mahamaya flyover in Noida after their car rammed on an employee of a private firm around 1.30 am on Sunday, police said.

Assistant Commissioner of Police (Noida) Ankita Sharma said the victim Diwakar Motwani has suffered serious injuries and has been admitted to the hospital.

Ms. Sharma said, “The two sides had an argument after cars apparently brushed against each other. The argument escalated into a fistfight. The other side then pushed the person (Motwani) from his car at a very high speed. hit him,” said Ms. Sharma.

The driver of the car has been identified as Naveen Awana. He and his three other friends Surya Bhatia, Abhinav Sehgal and Nitish Gupta have been arrested, the official said.

Ms. Sharma said, “Motwani is in a critical condition in the hospital. A video of the incident has also surfaced on social media, keeping in mind that we have added IPC section 307 (attempt to murder) in the case.”

An FIR has been registered under IPC sections 147 (rioting), 279 (rash driving), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) at Sector 39 police station, police said, adding that the car used in the crime was also arrested. has been confiscated.

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