22-Year-Old Moradabad Man Arrested in Dehradun for Running Over 6, Killing 4: Police

Moradabad Man Arrested in Dehradun: A resident of Uttar Pradesh was arrested for hitting four laborers and injuring two others on Thursday. This is already after being mentioned in Dehradun police reports that cited the very Wednesday evening incident in Rajpur.

The arrest of 22-year-old Vansh Katyal, hailing from UP's Moradabad, was made from an inter-state bus terminal (ISBT) in Dehradun said an officer.

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The empty plot in Dehradun's Sahastradhara area has been recovered from where the Mercedes was found. “When the local people were asked about the vehicle, Mohit Malik, a resident of the area, told the police that Katyal, his acquaintance, had parked the Mercedes. Katyal told Malik that the vehicle had a technical fault and asked to borrow his scooty to drop his nephew to Jakhan. Afterward, Katyal returned the scooty and left,” Ajai Singh, senior superintendent of police (SSP) of Dehradun, said.

Katyal was driving the Mercedes and ran over four laborers and collided with a scooty near Sai Mandir in Rajpur. “All four labourers died on the spot, while two people on the scooty were injured. The deceased were identified as Mansharam (30) and Ranjit (35) from Ayodhya, Balkaran (40) from Jagjitpur Barabanki, and Durgesh, a resident of Goriya Rudauli, Faizabad district, the officer added.

The case was registered at Rajpur police station based on the complaint of the uncle of the victim, Sanjay Kumar, Mansharam. “My nephews—Mansharam and Ranjit—and two others who live nearby were returning home at 8.20 pm after collecting money on the occasion of Holi from a contractor. Mansharam was the only son of my brother,” Kumar said.

Based on public complaint, police are now going through some of the CCTV footage from the concerned localities to get a clue about the specific Mercedes involved in the incident. “A total of 11 vehicles had passed the accident spot around the time of the incident, and one vehicle (CH-01-CN-0665, color silver-gray) was damaged on one side,” Singh said.

Singh added, “Investigations revealed the car was purchased by Harbir Automobiles in February 2023, then sold to Delhi-based dealer Vinny Autohub in June 2023. It was later transferred to another agency, Delhi Car Mall, from whom Lucknow resident Jatin Prasad Verma purchased the Mercedes in July 2024.”

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Verma, who is an organic farmer located at Jakhan in Dehrdaun and used to go to the city frequently for his work, informed police that his brother-in-law Katyal took away the Mercedes with him on Wednesday, said Singh.

While being questioned, Katyal confessed to have done a bachelor of business administration (BBA) and after losing his job in Delhi, he went to Dehradun on a search for work and was staying in rented accommodation in Mohit Vihar opposite Wadia Institute. “On Wednesday evening, he went for a walk towards Rajpur with his nephew in his brother-in-law’s Mercedes (number CH-01-CN-0665). While returning towards Jakhan, two scooters suddenly appeared in front of his car. He alleged that his car collided with the rear of one of the scooters, causing him to lose control and run over four people walking on the roadside,” Singh said.

Additional Singh further stated that the FIR under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has been lodged.

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