Navi Mumbai road rage: Ola driver thrashed, dragged 2km on car bonnet
A road rage incident in Nerul involved an Ola cab driver being assaulted. The cab driver was struck with a bamboo stick, causing severe head injuries. He then lay on the car's bonnet to prevent the attacker's escape. The accused car driver sped away with the injured man on the hood. Police have registered an FIR and are searching for the absconding driver.
In a disturbing road rage incident in Nerul, Maharashtra on August 15, an Ola cab driver was mercilessly assaulted and dragged for a distance of 2 kilometers on the bonnet of a Swift car. The altercation began after a disagreement between the two drivers near Nerul pond in sector 20, around 9.35 pm. The Swift car driver claimed that the Ola cab driver had dangerously cut in front of him while overtaking on an internal road.
In response, the cab driver was punched on his nose and hit on the head with a bamboo stick, causing severe injuries. As the cab driver bled profusely and tried to stop the car driver from fleeing, he lay on the car's bonnet to prevent him from escaping, holding onto it with one hand while recording the incident on his mobile with the other.
Despite the car slowing down, the Swift car driver jumped off the bonnet and sped away, leaving the injured cab driver on the road. Ajay Kamble, a senior inspector of the Nerul police station, confirmed that an FIR was registered against the unidentified accused, identified as Lalit Arjun Patil from Juinagar, for offenses including voluntarily causing hurt using dangerous weapons, rash or negligent driving, and causing simple hurt through a rash or negligent act.
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