Rash driving case registered after video of car dragging motorcycle with man on bonnet goes viral
RAWALPINDI: Police registered on Monday a case of rash driving after a video of a moving vehicle with a person atop its bonnet and a motorcycle being dragged with it was widely shared on social media. In the video, the person on the bonnet is seen holding on to the sides of the vehicle and the motorcycle being dragged along the road, having been caught under the car’s fender. According to the…
Rawalpindi police have registered a case of rash driving following the widespread circulation of a video depicting a vehicle with a person on its bonnet and a motorcycle being dragged along the road. The incident, as detailed in the first information report (FIR), occurred on September 25, with the footage capturing a Honda Civic - identified as the black vehicle - colliding with a white Honda Civic, after which the driver of the black car proceeded to strike a motorcycle, dragging it along the roadway.
The complainant, New Town Traffic Police Inspector Wahid Ikhlaq, lodged the complaint against the driver of the black car. The FIR cites Sections 279 (rash driving) and 427 (mischief resulting in damage of minor value) of the Pakistan Penal Code. The identities of both drivers remain undisclosed, and no arrests have been made thus far.
The complainant characterized the act as a blatant disregard for traffic laws and a deliberate attempt to inflict damage upon another vehicle.
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