Traffic offender drags Chandigarh cop on bonnet of car

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, July 8

A traffic cop was allegedly dragged for around 500 metres on the bonnet of a car after he asked the driver of the offending vehicle to show documents over traffic violations.

According to the police, the complainant, Constable Pardeep, who was on duty near the Sector 46/47/48/49 light point on July 7, reported that he saw a Swift car coming from the Colony No. 5 side that stopped at the light point.

The constable said the driver was talking on the phone and both the driver and co-passenger were not wearing seat belts. He approached the offending vehicle and asked the driver to show the documents. The constable alleged that instead of showing the documents, the driver tried to run him over and he fell on the bonnet of the car.

The driver kept on driving the car for around 500 metres after which the constable fell down and the car driver sped away from the spot. The constable was injured in the incident.

He managed to note down the registration number of the vehicle.

The police said a case under Sections 332 (voluntarily causing hurt to deter a public servant from his duty) and 353 (assault or criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of his duty) of the IPC had been registered at the Sector 49 police station.