Latest News | Youth Booked for Deliberately Hitting Elderly Man After Scooty Collision in Jammu
Get latest articles and stories on Latest News at LatestLY. Police have booked a youth for allegedly hitting an elderly man after his scooty collided with the accused's Mahindra Thar in Jammu city, officials said on Monday.
Jammu, Jul 28 (PTI) Police have booked a youth for allegedly hitting an elderly man after his scooty collided with the accused's Mahindra Thar in Jammu city, officials said on Monday.
A video of the incident surfaced online showing that the accused was driving his vehicle rashly from Gandhi Nagar towards Greenbelt Park.
A scooty, being driven by an elderly man, rammed into the car near Allora Textiles at around 1:30 pm.
The CCTV footage showed that after the initial collision, the Thar driver reversed his vehicle and deliberately hit the victim again, causing grievous injuries.
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The incident occurred on Sunday. "The injured person was taken to GMC Hospital Jammu by passers-by, while the Thar driver fled the scene," the police spokesperson said.
Police have registered an FIR under sections 281 (rash driving), section 109 (attempt to murder) and 125(a) (endangering human life) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at Gandhi Nagar police station, and seized the vehicle.
The driver is absconding, but the vehicle's owner has been detained. Superintendent of Police (SP) Ajay Sharma said the video of the incident surfaced on social media, with numerous accounts reporting it.
"The Thar was being driven by Manan Anand, son of Rajinder Anand of Nanak Nagar," the SP said.
The driver is currently at large and may have left Jammu. Efforts are underway to trace him, he said.
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