Ghaziabad: Four men have been arrested for allegedly dumping the body of a 38-year-old ragpicker in Ghaziabad after their car fatally hit him in Delhi’s Sonia Vihar early Tuesday morning. The incident came to light after locals discovered the body in a vacant plot in the Tronica City area and alerted the police.
According to police, the accident took place around 2.50 am near Chauhan Patti Gate in Sonia Vihar. The four men, aged between 23 and 28, were reportedly returning from a party in a Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire when the vehicle struck the man, who was collecting scrap along the roadside. He died on the spot following the impact.
Instead of informing the authorities, the accused allegedly decided to dispose of the body. Police said two of the men placed the victim's body between them on a scooter and travelled to Om Vihar Colony in Ghaziabad's Tronica City, where they dumped it in an empty plot surrounded by a boundary wall.
The other two men reportedly followed them in a Scorpio-N SUV. They allegedly circled the area to check whether anyone had noticed their activities before leaving the spot.
Investigators said the car was taken back to the washing centre where one of the accused worked. The Swift Dzire reportedly belonged to a customer of the establishment. The Scorpio-N SUV was also allegedly a customer's vehicle.
CCTV Footage Helped Police Trace Accused
The body was discovered by local residents on Tuesday morning. Police teams reached the spot and began examining CCTV footage from nearby areas. During the investigation, officers noticed a Scorpio-N moving suspiciously around the vacant plot at approximately 4 am.
Using the vehicle's registration number, investigators traced the suspects and detained all four men. Both the Swift Dzire and the Scorpio-N have been seized as part of the investigation.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Ram Kishan said the driver, aged around 25, worked at a car-washing centre in Delhi. The accused were friends and allegedly panicked after the accident, leading them to take the body across the Delhi-Ghaziabad border.
An FIR has been registered at Tronica City police station under Sections 106(1), 238, 281 and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. These provisions relate to causing death through negligence, destruction of evidence, rash driving and criminal conspiracy.
Police Investigating Jurisdiction
Since the fatal collision occurred in Delhi while the body was dumped in Ghaziabad, police are seeking legal advice regarding further proceedings and coordination with Delhi Police.
The victim's identity and the precise circumstances surrounding the incident are also being examined. Further investigation is underway to establish the individual roles of all four accused.
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