Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and CEO of Paytm, was arrested and launched on bail by Delhi Police final month after being booked underneath IPC Section 279 (rash or negligent driving).
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According to an FIR filed in reference to the case, a Jaguar Land Rover, allegedly being pushed by him, had hit the car of DCP (South district) outdoors The Mother’s International School on Aurobindo Marg.
The incident befell on February 22 and police lodged an FIR on a grievance filed by Constable Dipak Kumar, posted as driver with DCP (South) Benita Mary Jaiker.
Delhi Police spokesperson Suman Nalwa confirmed that police had “arrested Sharma, and released him on bail”. DCP Jaiker refused to touch upon the case.
Constable Kumar, when contacted, mentioned he was posted with DCP (Jaiker), and had taken her car to a petroleum pump round 8 am.
“Constable Pradeep, an operator, was with me after we reached Mother’s International School and located a visitors jam there. I noticed a gathering of individuals dropping their youngsters (to highschool). I slowed down and requested Pradeep to get all the way down to clear the visitors,” he mentioned.
“I used to be ready when a automotive got here dashing from the facet and rammed my car. There was a Haryana registration code and the individual managed to drive away. Our car received broken and Pradeep requested me to park on the facet of the highway. We knowledgeable our DCP and he or she requested me concerning the automotive. We advised her that we had famous down the quantity, after which we lodged an FIR at Malviya Nagar police station,” he mentioned.
In the FIR, Kumar acknowledged he “can identify the driver”.
Police traced the automotive with the assistance of the transport division, and found it was registered with a Gurgaon-based firm.
The firm advised police it had given the car to Sharma, a resident of Greater Kailash-II. Sharma was known as to Malviya Nagar police station, the place he was arrested and launched on bail.
Multiple makes an attempt to achieve Sharma by telephone calls, textual content messages and emails had been unsuccessful. When contacted, a Paytm spokesperson declined to touch upon the matter.
Police additionally impounded the automotive after the accident.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
