India, Sept. 17 -- New Delhi

Two persons sleeping on a service road in Paharganj were seriously injured upon being run over by a speeding red Innova, in front of the railways reservation centre at Chelmsford Road, officers said on Tuesday.

The incident took place early Sunday morning, and police arrested the driver responsible by 9pm on the same day, officers said.

"Our team recorded statements of the injured men from Bihar's Banka district, Kalu Das,50, an e-rickshaw driver, and his 48-year-old brother-in-law, Anil Das, who is a tea seller. Anil was discharged after medical attention while Kalu is still undergoing treatment," deputy commissioner of police (central) Nidhin Valsan said.

The alleged accused of the hit-and-run case, Govi...