The driver has been arrested. In a separate accident, Sudesh Bhalla, 65, died when a truck knocked down the scooter she was travelling in at the Britannia flyover in Saraswati Vihar. Her husband, V.D Bhalla, who was driving the scooter has been admitted to the Hindu Rao Hospital. His condition is reportedly critical. The driver has been arrested. In yet another accident in Vasant Kunj, a 22-year-old youth was knocked down by a truck while he was crossing the street. The driver has been arrested. Eight persons suffered minor injuries when a bus overturned near Lodi Garden around 3.30 p.m. today.Five fires reported
A woman sustained 60 per cent burns when her clothes caught fire while cooking on her stove in her jhuggi on Friday morning. The fire spread to neighbouring jhuggis. Eventually 20 jhuggis and a floor of a factory situated nearby were gutted. Deepa was rushed to a hospital and she is stated to be critical. In a separate incident, 20 jhuggis were gutted in a blaze at Sarita Vihar. Around 10 tenders put out the fire. A factory was gutted in a fire that broke out in Ranjit Nagar. In Vishwas Nagar, five fire tenders had to be pressed into service to extinguish a blaze that broke out in a PVC factory. A minor fire was also reported in Vigyan Bhavan. The blaze started in a waste-paper basket on the second floor and was brought under control with the help of two fire tenders.

Satta racket
The police have reportedly busted a satta operation in East Delhi, where bets were being placed on a cricket match between England and South Africa being played yesterday. The racket was being run in Jheel Kuureji.

The main person behind the racket, Shiv Karan alias Balebaj, a resident of Kondli village in Geeta colony, has been arrested after a decoy of the Crime Branch placed Rs 500 bet on England not making more than 100 runs in 20 overs. Police reportedly recovered around Rs 8,540 in stake money. Shiv Karan has reportedly admitted to the police that he made around Rs 30,000 to Rs 40,000 profits on each match.

DDU doctor beaten up
Relatives of a deceased patient beat up DDU doctor Anurag Diwan on Thursday. Three persons have been arrested in this connection. According to DCP Rajesh Malik (West), following the death of a 70-year-old resident of Harinagar who was admitted at the hospital on Tuesday, his relatives created trouble at the hospital.

They alleged that Pritam Singh had died due to negligence on part of the doctor. Had the patient been treated promptly he would have been saved, they argued. West district police is on the look-out for the other relatives apart from the trio who have been arrested.