Delhi experienced a cold and breezy evening on Thursday, accompanied by dense fog that resulted in low visibility and added to the chill in the air. The city recorded its second-lowest daytime temperature of the season at 29.4 degrees Celsius. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the maximum temperature on Wednesday was the lowest of the winter season so far. Visibility was also significantly affected, measuring at 200 metres at Safdarjung and Palam.
A 59-year-old sub-inspector of the Delhi Police, SI Ram Kishan, was severely injured after being hit by a speeding car at Peeragarhi Chowk while he was on duty. The driver, Kedarnath, 46, a resident of Palwal, was arrested and his vehicle was seized. Two other Delhi Police inspectors were killed in a separate road accident the same day while travelling from Delhi to Haryana's Sonepat. Based on statements of witnesses and commuters, the police have registered a case under sections of rash driving and causing grievous hurt.