India, May 2 -- NEW DELHI

A 34-year-old pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run incident outside a five-star hotel at Bhikaji Cama Place on the Ring Road when he was crossing the road on Saturday night, police said, adding that the accused, a property dealer based in west Delhi, was arrested on Wednesday.

Police said the victim, Mulu of Tikamgarh in Madhya Pradesh, worked as a supervisor for a company in Gurugram. He was visiting an acquaintance in Sarojini Nagar and was crossing the road outside the Hyatt Regency hotel around 10pm, when an unidentified vehicle ran him over, and passersby called the control room. The accused was later identified as Rajesh Mehta, a Paschim Vihar resident.

The victim was taken to AIIMS Trauma Centre, wher...