Man arrested in fatal hit-and-run; mother held for cover-up

A 19-year-old man and his mother have been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run case that led to the death of a domestic worker in south Delhi’s Greater Kailash-1, the Delhi police said on Tuesday.

The accident, which took place at 8.31 p.m. on March 31, involved a car and a bike. The accused, identified as Ruhaan Chadha, drove in a “rash and negligent manner” and hit the bike of Surendra Das. The victim was rushed to a hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival by doctors, the police said.