A man was arrested for allegedly hitting a motorcycle with his speeding car and dragging it for more than three kilometres in the national capital region (NCR) after the video of the incident went viral on social media.
The incident took place in Haryana’s Gurugram on Wednesday night. The car hit the motorcycle while it was parked along the road and nobody was injured in the accident, police said.
In the video, the Honda City car can be seen dragging the motorcycle in Sector 61 of Gurugram with sparks flying while ignoring attempts by other commuters to stop the vehicle.
According to the motorcycle owner, the incident occurred around 11.30 pm when he was returning home from duty. He was standing near his motorcycle at the time of the incident and had a narrow escape.
Based on the complaint of the motorcyclist, who is a bouncer by profession, an FIR was registered against the car driver under Sections 279 (rash driving), 336 (act endangering life or personal safety of others), 427 (causing damage) of the Indian Penal Code at the Sector 65 police station.
“We have arrested the accused identified as Sushant Mehta, a resident of Faridabad, and impounded his car. The accused works with a private firm in Sector 63,” spokesperson of Gurugram Police Subhash Boken was quoted as saying by PTI.
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