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In a serial mishap connected Christmas Eve, a 38-year-old antheral allegedly rammed into 2 cars and aggregate motorcycles and dragged a Royal Enfield, lodged nether his car, for astir fractional a kilometre connected the Outer Ring Road successful the occidental portion of Bengaluru.
The motorcyclist, Rohith S., 32, suffered injuries to his chest, hands, and legs, portion others escaped unhurt. The accused, Srinivasa K.V., 38, was allegedly driving nether the power of alcohol, constabulary said. He was chased down by different commuters and assaulted earlier being handed implicit to the police, an researcher told The Hindu.
According to the FIR, the incidental occurred astir 7.15 p.m. connected Wednesday (December 24) adjacent the Sumanahalli flyover, erstwhile Rohith was returning home.
Rohith told the constabulary that Srinivasa, driving a SUV rammed into his Royal Enfield portion helium was riding towards Nagarabhavi Circle. The interaction flung Rohith onto the road, portion his motorcycle got lodged nether the beforehand of the car.
A elder constabulary serviceman confirmed that Srinivasa did not halt and dragged the motorcycle for astir fractional a kilometre. “Midway, helium crashed into 2 much vehicles, prompting different commuters to pursuit and intercept him,” the serviceman said.
When intercepted, Srinivasa allegedly refused to measurement retired of the car and locked himself inside. An agitated assemblage broke a window, pulled him out, assaulted him, earlier handing him implicit to the police. A purported video of the mishap has captured the full series of events.
Kamakshipalya constabulary person booked Srinivasa nether Sections 281 (rash driving connected a nationalist way) and 125(a) (act endangering beingness oregon idiosyncratic information of others) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
Police person besides booked him for drunk driving, seized his car, and said they volition urge cancellation of his driving licence. As the offences are bailable, helium is presently retired connected bail.
