Gurgaon: A 35-year-old man died after an auto-rickshaw carrying passengers allegedly overturned near Ravi Hotel in Kherki Daula on Wednesday morning, reportedly after the driver lost control while speeding and driving negligently.The deceased, Kamlesh Mistry, from Gaya, Bihar, worked as a carpenter in the city.Kamlesh, who was visiting a friend, Kamlesh Paswan, in Manesar on Oct 20, boarded an auto-rickshaw around 8am the next day to go to work, according to a complaint filed by his relative, Pintu Sharma (34), also a carpenter.The complaint alleged that the driver was speeding and driving negligently, causing the auto to overturn. All passengers, including Kamlesh, sustained injuries, but he later succumbed to them.According to the police, MET Hospital in Rampura later that day issued a “brought dead” report for an unidentified individual who succumbed to road accident injuries. Assistant Sub-Inspector Ashok Kumar and Constable Sandeep subsequently went to the hospital to collect the document from the attending doctor.“During the inquiry, Mistry was identified. His relatives were informed, and his body was shifted to the local mortuary in a private ambulance,” a cop said.Police have arrested the auto driver, Sonu, and based on the complaint filed by Sharma, they registered an FIR under BNS sections related to rash driving and causing death by negligence on Wednesday.ASI Ashok Kumar has been assigned the investigation. Police are investigating the circumstances of the accident.
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