New Delhi, July 13 -- The driver of the high-end car who was arrested for running over and injuring five people sleeping on a footpath in the national capital has been granted bail, Delhi Police said.

The accused driver, identified as Utsav Shekhar, has been granted bail by the local police station in the incident that took place in the early hours of July 9.

As per details from the FIR, the complaint was lodged by a victim named Sabami who said she was sleeping with her family on the footpath opposite Shiva Camp, beneath the Munirka Flyover. "Around 1:30 AM, a white car came speeding and recklessly drove over our family and others sleeping there," the complaint read.

According to her statement, the driver briefly stopped after the inc...