New Delhi, March 28 A 27-year-old man died after allegedly being run over by a JCB machine in the Shakurpur area of northwest Delhi on Saturday morning, police said.
The incident occurred around 10 am near a graveyard in Shakurpur, after which the police team rushed to the scene, they said.
The victim, Md Hussain, a resident of Shakurpur in Delhi, succumbed to his injuries, the police said.
The driver of the JCB, Ashish (23), a native of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh, was apprehended by locals at the scene and handed over to the police.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused was driving the JCB towards Beriwala Bagh in Shakurpur for park leveling work when the accident occurred, the police stated.
A case has been registered under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and further investigation is underway, they added.