Man clings to car bonnet for 5 km as driver attempts to kill him

In a shocking incidental astatine Erumapetty present connected Friday morning, a younker was dragged astir 5 km connected a moving car’s bonnet aft the operator allegedly attempted to tally him over. The victim, Solomon, a autochthonal of Panayikkulam, Aluva, had travel to retrieve his rental car erstwhile the quality turned violent.

According to the police, Solomon had rented retired his conveyance to 1 Bakkar of Tirur, Thrissur, connected October 20 aft helium claimed it was for a wedding. When the car was not returned, Solomon filed a ailment with the Binanipuram police. Tracking the conveyance utilizing GPS, helium located it astatine Vellarakkad successful Erumapetty and tried to artifact it.

But alternatively of stopping, Bakkar accelerated the vehicle, attempting to sound Solomon down. To prevention himself, Solomon jumped onto the bonnet and clung to the wiper arsenic the car sped towards Vadakkanchery. He recorded parts of the ordeal connected his mobile telephone portion hanging connected to the moving vehicle.

Residents and autorickshaw drivers, alerted by his screams, made respective attempts to halt the car. Bakkar continued to thrust recklessly until locals yet managed to intercept the conveyance adjacent the Erumapetty constabulary station, rescuing Solomon and handing the operator implicit to the police.

Bakkar has been arrested. The constabulary person begun a elaborate probe into the alleged lawsuit of attempted murder.