Jaipur hit-and-run case: Driver of SUV that killed 3, injured six arrested

The accused in the hit-and-run case in Rajasthan’s Jaipur had been arrested, the police said. Three people were killed and six others injured when a car hit pedestrians and vehicles in the Nahargarh area in the city on Monday evening.

Meanwhile, several people took to the streets protesting over the incident. The police said that the accused had been identified as Usman and that he was in an inebriated state.

“The accused, Usman, has been arrested. He was inebriated. Three people died and six were injured in the incident. Out of the six injured, three have been discharged and three have been admitted to the hospital; their condition is normal," Additional DCP Bajrang Singh Shekhawat said.

“The accused’s car has been impounded. Further investigation is under way. The accused deals in medical equipment, and the car belonged to his company," he added.

Meanwhile, BJP MLA Balmukund Acharya alleged that the accused had indulged in a deliberate act.

“The accused, Usman Hasan, has done this deliberately. He is a Congress functionary and should be hanged," alleged Acharya.

“I have full faith in my government, CM Bhajanlal Sharma, that this (victim’s) family will get compensation, and at the same time, bulldozers will be used on those who have caused this accident. The accused is a worker of Amin Kagzi (Congress MLA), and he is trying to save him. But we will not let him escape. We will ensure that he is hanged," he added.

Former Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot called for the strictest punishment to the accused and offered his condolences to the families of the victims.

“The incident of a drunk car driver crushing more than half a dozen people in Jaipur is heart-wrenching. The criminal who committed such an act should be prosecuted under serious sections. I pray for the peace of the souls of the two people who lost their lives in this accident and for courage to their families. I wish for the speedy recovery of those injured in this accident," Gehlot said.

Rajasthan