Cops in India let accident victim die on the road but whisk away VIPs involved in accident...

Police apathy touched a new low in the capital on Thursday, when cops allegedly left a senior citizen to die on the road while rushing the occupants of a BMW car, which had knocked down the victim on NH-24, away from the accident site.

Om Dutt Chauhan, 65, a retired DTC employee who was out on his morning walk with his son and neighbours, died after lying for half-an-hour on the road between Nizamuddin and Ghazipur, close to the Akshardham temple.

Eyewitnesses said the speeding BMW, driven by the son of a prominent east Delhi businessman, spun out of control and hit the divider before ramming Chauhan, who fell on stones kept on the pavement for relaying. More...

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