Protesters block road near Lodhi Colony police stn

Scores of protesters, comprising locals and auto-rickshaw union members, on Saturday blocked the road near Lodhi Colony police station in South Delhi, alleging police inaction in a hit-and-run incident in which a 30-year-old auto-rickshaw driver was killed. 

The protest caused traffic congestion in and around Lodhi Road in the peak evening hours. The accident happened on the wee hours of Thursday when the auto-rickshaw driver, identified as Mohender Sah, a resident of Trilokpuri, was heading back home and a car hit Sah’s vehicle near an intersection in Lodhi Road, police said. 

The driver sped away leaving Sah there. Eye witnesses have told police that the car was being driven by a woman.