Civil Lines Hit-and-Run: Contacts Helped Accused Get Away Earlier

“He acted as if nobody could do anything to him,” says car owner who had a run-in with accused teenager in the past.

The teenager, who allegedly rammed into and killed 32-year-old Siddharth Sharma with his father’s Mercedes-Benz last week in Delhi, reportedly avoided charges in a similar incident earlier. In that instance, he was helped out by some powerful contacts, according to The Indian Express.

On 16 February this year, the teenager’s car had allegedly hit another car, a Polo, near IP college in Civil Lines. The juvenile tried to flee the spot, said the owner of the Polo, who was recently summoned by police. The owner of the Polo said he gave chase for almost 4 km and managed to catch up with the juvenile at a traffic signal. 

Explaining why he did not press charges, the owner of the Polo said,

He didn’t even have a licence. At the police station, he called his father and other powerful people, to show what kind of contacts he had. He acted as if nobody could do anything to him. I knew he would not be punished so I decided not to lodge a case against him. But I advised him to change his ways, warning him that he would get in trouble with the law otherwise. 

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