Mumbai man drags police officer of car bonnet to evade fine

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Mumbai man drags police officer of car bonnet to evade fine (Image: Screengrab from the viral video)
Mumbai man drags police officer of car bonnet to evade fine (Image: Screengrab from the viral video)

Mumbai : Trying to evade a fine for not obeying traffic rules, a man in Mumbai dragged on-duty officer on the bonnet of the car for almost 1 km. The incident took place in Andheri (west) yesterday and an FIR has been registered against the driver of the car.

Speaking to the reporters, a police official said that constable Vijaysingh Gurav, 48, was on duty below Azad Nagar metro station in Andheri when he spotted the car coming from the wrong direction. The driver was trying to flee from the location, following which the constable climbed and sat on his car bonnet.

The constable was dragged for around 1km before he was thrown off after the car entered a lane.

Gaurav then rushed to the police station and filed a complaint against the driver under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) like 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty) and 279 (rash driving).

The eyewitnesses made a video on their mobile which is now going viral on social media.