{"id":32208,"date":"2026-10-04T06:11:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T06:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=32208"},"modified":"2026-10-04T06:11:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T06:11:17","slug":"couple-in-70s-hit-by-suv-driver-held-after-fleeing-spot-delhi-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=32208","title":{"rendered":"Couple in 70s hit by SUV, driver held after fleeing spot | Delhi News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134670123,imgsize-10651787,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/a-couple-in-their-late-seventies-found-themselves-in-a-critical-situation-when-an-suv-struck-them-from-behind-in-kirti-nagar.jpg\" alt=\"Delhi hit-and-run: Couple in  70s flung into air after SUV hits them, driver held after fleeing spot\" title=\"A couple in their late seventies found themselves in a critical situation when an SUV struck them from behind in Kirti Nagar\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"A couple in their late seventies found themselves in a critical situation when an SUV struck them from behind in Kirti Nagar\">A couple in their late seventies found themselves in a critical situation when an SUV struck them from behind in Kirti Nagar<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: A 79-year-old man and his 71-year-old wife were injured after an SUV allegedly hit them from behind near Arya Samaj Mandir in west Delhi\u2019s Kirti Nagar Friday. CCTV footage showed that the driver got out of the car, checked on the injured couple and fled.<!-- --> She was arrested later.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>The injured couple were identified as Dayanand and Kusum Tagra, residents of Kirti Nagar. They have been hospitalised and are recovering, police said. Their children are based in US. The accused was identified as 49-year-old Navleen Kaur, a homemaker and a resident of Kirti Nagar. Her husband is a businessman, said police.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>CCTV footage showed the elderly couple walking along the road when the grey SUV hit them from behind with considerable force. <!-- -->The impact threw Dayanand onto the bonnet and he landed on his head. Kusum, who was using crutches, fell to the side.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Passersby rushed to help the couple. Dayanand, who had lost consciousness, can be seen lying in the middle of the road and bleeding from his head. The footage also showed the driver getting out of the vehicle after the collision. She appeared to check on the injured couple and was seen moving around the spot before allegedly getting back into the car and driving away.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Police said an FIR was registered at Kirti Nagar police station under sections 281 (rash driving or riding on a public way) and 125(a) (penalty for rash driving) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Police have impounded the vehicle.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>Kaur allegedly told police that she was driving home when she suddenly \u201cblacked out\u201d. Investigators are probing whether she was using her mobile phone at the time of the accident.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Police are examining the CCTV footage and other evidence to reconstruct the sequence of events and establish whether any other factor contributed to the crash.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/delhi\/couple-in-70s-hit-by-suv-driver-held-after-fleeing-spot\/articleshow\/134664538.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A couple in their late seventies found themselves in a critical situation when an SUV struck them from behind in Kirti Nagar NEW DELHI: A 79-year-old man and his 71-year-old wife were injured after an SUV allegedly hit them from behind near Arya Samaj Mandir in west Delhi\u2019s Kirti Nagar Friday. 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