India, Dec. 10 -- A 30-year-old marketing professional has been arrested for a fortnight-old hit-and-run on Ring Road near Bhikaji Cama Place that left five women seriously injured, police said on Tuesday. The women were travelling in an Eeco van when it was struck by a speeding Grand Vitara. Two of the victims, aged 58 and 35, remain in the ICU at Safdarjung Hospital.

Because the offending vehicle was not immediately identified, police scanned footage from more than 600 CCTV cameras to track it down. To evade arrest, the driver allegedly continued driving his badly damaged car - including a burst front tyre - for nearly 10 kilometres, said deputy commissioner of police (southwest) Amit Goel.

Around 5am on November 23, the RK Puram poli...