Police inspector found dead near Pragati Maidan

New Delhi, May 28: A Delhi Police inspector has been found dead inside a park near Pragati Maidan here in mysterious circumstances.

The deceased identified as Shyam Sunder was posted at Kalyanpuri police station in East Delhi.

Police said prima facie it appeared to be a case of road accident and one Sahil Gupta has been arrested in this connection.

Gupta was driving back home to Malviya Nagar when his Maruti Swift rammed into Shyam Sunder’s Santro car from behind on Bhairo causing death of Shyam Sunder, police claimed.

“A case of rash driving and causing death by negligence driving under Sections 279 and 304 (A) of IPC has been registered against Sahil Gupta,” a senior police officer said.

But to a question how the body went inside the park when the accident took place on the road, police said the case was “being investigated”.

–Agencies