Drunk motorist rams into wall of minister's house

Driving allegedly under the influence of alcohol, a man rammed his luxurious car into the wall of a cabinet minister's house after hitting and injuring a motorcyclist in New Delhi, police said.

Driving allegedly under the influence of alcohol, a man rammed his luxurious car into the wall of a cabinet minister's house after hitting and injuring a motorcyclist in New Delhi, police said on Thursday.

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Police arrested Vinay Sikka and impounded his vehicle on Wednesday while he was trying to flee in his Skoda car.

Sikka, a resident of Malviya Nagar in south Delhi, was with his girlfriend and "was drunk when arrested", a police officer said.

The incident took place at Chanakyapuri area at around 10.30 pm on Wednesday.

"Varun was driving his car at a high speed. He first hit a motorcycle due to which the motorcyclist, Hemant Kumar, fractured his leg," the police officer added.

"Varun did not stop and fled away. Near Janpath area, he rammed (the car) into a wall of a minister's house."

The injured motorcyclist was taken to a hospital.