Police said a 55-year-old unidentified pedestrian died after an SUV hit him near the busy intersection at Rajouri Garden Chowk around 3.50 am on Sunday.
Police said the driver, Harshit Raj Dogra, 27, a Ramesh Nagar resident, was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident.
Police said the injured man and the vehicle’s driver were taken to Acharya Bhikshu Government Hospital, where doctors declared the victim brought dead.
Officials said the deceased has not yet been identified, and efforts are under way to ascertain his identity.
According to the preliminary investigation, Dogra was returning to his residence from Mansarovar Garden when the accident occurred.
Police said a case has been registered, and the accused driver has been arrested and his vehicle seized.
