A Delhi Police head constable was grievously injured near IGI airport after being allegedly hit by a cab whose driver was under the influence of alcohol, police said today.
The 49-year-old police officer Rakesh Chander was yesterday removing barricades after completing his duty when he was hit by the car being driven by one Sanjay, who was held from the spot, said a senior police officer.
"The accused driver, Sanjay, was caught at the accident spot and his car seized. He was heavily drunk," said police officer Sanjay Bhatia.
Rakesh was taken to AIIMS hospital in the same car that hit him and later shifted to a PCR van and the car was handed over to the police.
Rakesh is currently posted with the IGI Airport police station and he was on duty along with his colleagues at a police picket near Andaz Hotel on the road between Aerocity to Mahipalpur on Sunday, said the officer.
He was moving the barricades on the road around 10 PM when the car having a UP registration number approached the barricades from the Aerocity Tunnel. The vehicle hit Rakesh and he fell on the road sustaining injuries on his limbs and head, he said.
The accused has been arrested and booked for rash driving and causing hurt. The injured constable is being ensured best treatment by the police department, added the officer.
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