Eastern Express Highway Road Rage: Motorcyclist Attacks Auto Driver With Cement Block After Honking Dispute In Traffic
Mumbai: A road rage incident on the Eastern Express Highway turned violent when an unidentified motorcyclist brutally assaulted a 43-year-old auto-rickshaw driver and hit him on the head with a cement block after being asked to stop repeatedly honking in heavy traffic. Incident Took Place Near Anand Nagar Toll Plaza The victim, identified as Manojkumar Kanhaiyalal Yadav, a resident of Devidham…
Mumbai witnessed a violent road rage incident on the Eastern Express Highway, wherein a motorcyclist brutally attacked a 43-year-old auto-rickshaw driver with a cement block after a honking dispute. The incident occurred near the Anand Nagar toll plaza on September 28 around 8:00 pm, and the victim sustained serious head injuries.
The auto-rickshaw driver, Manojkumar Kanhaiyalal Yadav, was on his way to Thane Railway Station with a passenger, Janmesh Pansare, when a motorcycle rider started honking incessantly. When Yadav politely asked the rider to stop honking due to heavy traffic, the motorcyclist became enraged. He grabbed Yadav out of his vehicle, proceeded to assault him in the middle of the road, and struck him on the head with a fallen cement block.
Yadav's passenger intervened to stop the assault, and the biker fled the scene as traffic began to clear. The injured driver was rushed to Thane Civil Hospital, where he is currently recovering. The police have registered a case against the unidentified motorcyclist under relevant laws and launched a manhunt using the vehicle's registration number.
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