Traffic policeman dragged on car’s bonnet for 1 km in Maharashtra’s Palghar; driver charged with attempt to murder

Police constable dragged on automotive’s bonnet in Maharashtra’s Palghar

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Palghar: A site visitors police constable was dragged on the bonnet of a automotive for over 1 km after he tried to cease the automotive crossing sign in Maharashtra’s Palghar, confirmed police on Monday. The motive force was held and charged with try to homicide.

He instantly requested the motive force to cease the automotive and as he was questioning him, the motive force immediately accelerated the automotive hitting the constable, who fell on the automotive’s bonnet and was dragged on for over 1 km.

The constable sustained accidents within the incident whereas the motive force was pinned by folks and handed over to the police after his automotive got here to a halt on account of a site visitors jam.

The automotive driver, a 19-year-old man who didn’t possess a sound driving licence, was arrested and charged with try to homicide amongst different offences, mentioned senior inspector Sampatrao Patil of the Manickpur police station.

Offences beneath Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 307 (try to homicide), 308 (try to commit culpable murder), 353 (assault or felony power to discourage public servant from discharge of his obligation) and related provisions of the Motor Automobiles Act had been registered towards the automotive driver, Patil mentioned.