A cab allegedly rammed into the wall of the official residence of Union minister Kiren Rijiju in central Delhi, causing damage to it, police said on Thursday.

According to the police, the cab was first hit by a DTC cluster bus due to which it crashed against the wall.

The cab driver has been identified as Rahim Khan, a resident of Narela, who, along with his wife and two children, was travelling in the cab which is when he reached near Kothi number 9 at Krishna Menon Marg, his vehicle was hit by a DTC cluster bus of Seva Nagar Depot. 

The cab driver lost control and the vehicle hit the wall of Kothi number 9, police said.

Images circulating in the media shows the damaged car and the hole in the wall of the minister's residence on Krishna Menon Marg in central Delhi.

Kiren Rijiju, a former Law Minister, is now the cabinet minister for Earth Sciences in the Narendra Modi led government. He represents Arunachal West in Lok Sabha.