A local Congress The Muslim leader died after being hit by a car while walking in the morning near his house in Rohini’s Prashant Vihar area, police said on Tuesday.
The incident took place a few meters from Banda Bahadur Residential Society in Rohini Sector 14, where Harikishan Jindal (62) lived with his family, they said.
The owner of the car that crashed into Jindal has been identified, police said.
A police officer said CCTV footage from cameras installed in the area has been scanned and in one of the images a white colored car is seen crossing the lane soon after the accident.
Police have registered a case under sections 279 (rash driving) and 304-A (causing death by negligence) in Prashant Vihar. police station and formed a team to catch the errant driver.
Jindal is survived by his wife and 28-year-old son. His daughter is married.
Jindal, former district Congress Committee president, contested the 2020 assembly elections from Wazirpur.
A relative of Jindal said he always went for a morning walk with his neighbors.
“This morning I was accompanied by two or three people, but I was alone during the accident,” he said.
“He went to offer prayers at a Balaji temple near the park. And as soon as he came out of the temple, a car hit him and sped away from the place,” he added.
Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee president Devender Yadav expressed deep shock over Jindal’s sudden demise.
“The Delhi Congress has lost a strong and dedicated leader with the demise of Hari Kishan Jindal. He had been associated with the Congress organization for several decades, having worked for the party from the grassroots level,” Yadav said in a statement.
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