June 25: In yet another case of DUI / DRUNK DRIVING / “driving under the influence”, a man lost control of his Maruti and ran over three jhuggi dwellers sleeping on the pavement on Bhairon Road. All three sustained injuries. One of them is still in hospital, the other two were discharged after first aid.

The driver, Inderjeet Singh, who runs a dhaba in Indirapuram, tried to flee but has been arrested. Singh was inebriated while returning home from his dhabha along with his four workers around 1.30 am on Sunday. He was reportedly driving at a breakneck speed and the car, eyewitness told police, was careening wildly.

At Bhairon Road, he lost control of the vehicle, which went climbed the pavement, running over three persons.

The victims, Shabnam (20), Irfan (23) and Monu (18) are residents of a nearby jhuggi cluster. Singh tried to flee, but the victims’ relatives raised an alarm. A PCR van parked in the vicinity was informed, which gave chase to the Maruti and arrested Singh for DUI / drunk driving / driving under the influence.