A 28-year-old woman doctor was arrested by Delhi Police for allegedly running over a homeless man with her car in Delhi’s Paharganj.

The woman told police that the victim suddenly jumped in front of her car when she was near a roundabout. An eyewitness; however, told police that the woman was driving rashly.

The victim, a 35-year-old unidentified man, was dragged for several metres by the car after his blanket got caught in the wheels, police said. The victim was taken to a local hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival and shifted the body to a local mortuary.

The woman was granted bail and a case was registered under IPC sections 279 (rash driving or riding on a public way) and 304-(a) (causing death by negligence).

The woman is reportedly employed with a government hospital in central Delhi and lives at Greater Kailash Part I.

According to the FIR, the accident took place near the SDM office at DBG Road on Monday. The complainant, Sanjay, who runs a scrap shop in the locality, claimed that he saw the victim trying to cross the road when the car hit him. Sanjay mentioned that the woman was driving the car at a high speed and in a rash manner.

A crowd gathered after the accident, following which the PCR was called.