Watch: Cop Dragged On Bonnet In Udaipur As He Tried To Stop A Car For Traffic Rule Violations
A traffic policeman in Rajasthan's Udaipur clung to the bonnet of the car and was driven for almost half a kilometre after the driver refused to stop the vehicle.
A traffic policeman in Rajasthan's Udaipur clung to the bonnet of the car and was driven for almost half a kilometre after the driver refused to stop the vehicle.
The incident occurred at Saheliyo ki Bari road, which sees a lot of tourist footfall, The Times of India reported. The incident was caught on CCTV installed on the road.
In his complaint, constable Satyaveer Singh said the incident took place near Saheliyo ki Bari when he tried to stop a car for a traffic rule violation. The car which has come from the UIT circle came towards him and when he tried to stop the vehicle the driver tried to run over him.
It was reported that he was dragged for around 500 metres and when the driver suddenly applied brakes he fell down and sustained injuries.
The car with Pali registration number RJ 22 CA 6898 has been identified and the case has been registered under various sections regarding assault and deterring a public servant from discharging duty, Ganpat Lal, investigating officer at Ambamata Police station, told TOI.
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It was not known if the accused has been arrested or not.
Last year, a traffic policeman was dragged on the bonnet of a car for almost half a kilometre in Nagpur city after he asked its driver to stop the vehicle.
The incident occurred at Sakkardara square and the driver of the car, Akash Chavan, was later arrested by the police.
The constable had tried to stop the car by standing in the middle of the road. However, as the vehicle was speeding, the policeman jumped on the car bonnet and clung to it.
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However, the accused did not stop the car and kept on driving with the cop on the bonnet for around half a kilometre.
The driver finally stopped the vehicle near a college, where people caught hold of him and thrashed him.
The accused was later arrested by the police and an offence under Sections 353, 307 of the Indian Penal Code and provisions of the Motor Vehicle Act was registered against him.
