DRUNK DOCTOR: Police arrest physician after car rams two motorcycles, killing one person

A dog rides on the back of a motorcycle during a hazy morning in New Delhi on Nov. 2, 2012. Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images

New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) A 27-year-old drunk doctor was arrested Thursday for killing one person and injuring four people here by ramming his car into two motorcycles, police said.

“Ashwani Kumar was arrested after his car rammed into two motorcycles in Dabri area of of west Delhi around 1 a.m.,” said a police officer.

Gauri Shankar, one of the five riders on the two motorcycles, was killed, police said.

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