Faridabad: A teenager was arrested from Faridabad in Haryana for ramming the SUV she was driving into a police vehicle and injuring an on-duty constable and a home guard. The home guard, who was thrown off a flyover, suffered serious injuries.
The incident occurred between 8.15 am and 8.30 am on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, near the Badoli Bridge in Faridabad. There were four others in the Mahindra Scorpio-N when the accident occurred.
The interceptor vehicle – an Ertiga – of the highway patrol was parked on the Expressway to to intercept speeding vehicles, the police said. The team comprised an assistant sub-inspector, a constable, and a home guard.
The accused, a resident of Sector 28 in Faridabad, was driving the black Mahindra Scorpio-N at over 100 km/h. After being asked to stop, she lost control and hit home guard Deepak (35), who was standing behind the Ertiga. The impact flung him off the bridge onto the service road, 20–30 feet below, critically injuring him. He is undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Faridabad, the police said.
Constable Deepak (25), who was inside the vehicle, sustained injuries but is stable, while ASI Narender, 42, escaped with minor bruises. Arvind Kumar, station house officer of BPTP police station said that the youngster was returning from a gaming zone in Sector 12.
“She was heading to Sector 86 with four friends, all of whom had just cleared Class 12 exams. The Scorpio is registered in the name of her father,” Kumar added.
An FIR under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including rash driving, causing grievous injury, and obstruction of duty, was registered at BPTP police station based on the constable’s complaint. The accused, who tested negative for intoxication in a medical examination, was arrested shortly after the incident and then released on bail, an officer said.
