NEW DELHI: On Monday night, A homeless woman died after being hit by a car merely 100 metres away from the Connaught Place police station. The 27-year-old driver of the car has been arrested. He works at a private company in Gurgaon. Accident happen at around 11 pm when the unidentified woman was crossing the road near the Bangla Saheb Gurudwara when Parmar who was behind the wheels of the creta allegedly hit her.

According to police, Sukhbir Parmar, a resident of Gurgaon, was on his way to the New Delhi railway station when the accident took place.

Senior police officer said that "The incident took place around 11 pm. The car hit the woman when she was crossing the road near the Bangla Sahib Gurudwara. A patrolling team reached the spot and rushed her to a hospital where she was declared brought dead. "  He further added that  "We have not been able to ascertain the identity of the woman as no documents were found on her. However, the initial investigation revealed that she used to beg in the locality."

Meanwhile, during interrogation, Parmar revealed that he was on his way to receive his relatives from the New Delhi railway station when the woman allegedly came in form of the car.

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