Delhi: Driver arrested for collision with Gopinath Munde's car

03 June,2014 11:50 AM IST |   |  IANS

The driver whose car rammed into Gopinath Munde's car, killing the union minister, has been arrested, police said Tuesday


New Delhi: The driver whose car rammed into Gopinath Munde's car, killing the union minister, has been arrested, police said Tuesday.

Also read: Union Minister Gopinath Munde dies in a road accident in Delhi

Gurvinder Singh, who was driving the car, was arrested from the spot.

Singh, 32, was driving his personal Tata Indica car, which rammed into the senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader's Maruti Suzuki SX4 on the side he was sitting, police said.

"We are investigating whether he (Singh) jumped the red light in the morning," Delhi Police Joint Commissioner M.K. Meena told IANS.


Last welcome: Union minister Gopinath Munde, who passed away on June 3, 2014, seen at Mumbai domestic airport with BJP supporters on 31/05/2014. Pic: Rahul More

Also read: Gopinath Munde obituary: Early exit of an unconventional leader

The police have registered a case against Singh of rash and negligent driving, causing death.

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