New Delhi: After a video of a man being dragged by a car in Delhi surfaced online, the body of a 43-year-old man was found lying with injuries near the service road of National Highway-8 (NH8), police said on Wednesday.
As per Delhi police, the viral video showed the body of a man being dragged by a car in Delhi on the National Highway-8 near Mahipalpur.
Police said that the deceased was identified as Bijender, a resident of Faridabad, Haryana.
Giving information about the case, police said, "On October 10, at around 11:20 PM a PCR call was received at Vasant Kunj North Police Station that an unidentified body of a male with injuries was found near the service road of NH8."
Shortly after the information was received the police reached the spot of scene and recovered the body of the deceased.
Later, after an investigation, the body was identified as that of a taxi driver named Bijender, who is 43 years old and is a resident of Faridabad.
Police said that the deceased's death is being probed and that an investigation into the viral video is also underway.
Subsequently, the police registered a case under sections 302 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at the Vasant Kunj North Police Station.
Further details into the matter are awaited. (ANI)
