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In the picture, the car driver is seen dragging the traffic constable out of the car.
In Pune, Maharashtra, a car driver dragged a traffic police constable for nearly 800 meters by hanging him on the bonnet of the car. The accused driver has been arrested after the video of the incident surfaced. He has been booked for violating traffic rules and endangering the life of an employee on duty and attempt to murder.
The incident that happened on Saturday is from Mundwa area of Pune. Constable Sheshrao Jaibhav posted at Mundwa police station was on duty in the afternoon along with some of his associates. Meanwhile, Prashant Sridhar Kantawar (43), a resident of Hadapsar, was seen speeding away his car. Seeing him, Constable Sheshrao tried to stop him by giving his hand. Sridhar stopped the car, but seeing the constable, he said, ‘Not a single constable is of any kind, everyone is standing here to collect money.’
It is alleged that the car driver also tried to crush the constable.
try to hit the car
On this, Constable Sheshrao asked him for the paper. For not showing the challan of Rs 400 was deducted. Before the constable could get the challan, the car driver pushed his car forward. Seeing him doing this, the constable stood in front of the car. It is alleged that even after this the car driver did not stop and tried to mount the car on the constable. So to save his life, the constable jumped on the bonnet of the car. The car driver dragged the constable for about 800 meters in this situation. Later the constable fell from the car and the driver of the car fled with the car.
Arrest happened two days after the incident
After absconding, the police searched for the car driver Sridhar for two days and finally he was arrested on Monday evening. The arrested Sridhar says that he did so by mistake. At present, he is in police custody for one day and the police have registered a case of attempt to murder against him. A video of this incident has also surfaced.
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