When constable Rohit Kumar, along with other police personnel, tried to stop a Hyundai Accent car on 7-Extention road in old Gurugram on Sunday night instead of stopping the vehicle but the accused slowed down and tried to escape. The cop leapt onto the car’s bonnet to prevent him from fleeing but was dragged for 3-kilometres.
After the police constable was dragged to the side of the road, the accused stopped the vehicle and later fled the spot. The entire incident was captured in CCTV cameras. The constable suffered minor injuries in the incident.
"A case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered against the culprits at Shivaji Nagar Police Station," said Subhash Boken spokesperson of the Gurugram police.
Earlier in the month, a traffic police havildar was dragged a few metres on the bonnet of a car after the driver was asked to stop for traffic signal jump at Sidheshwar Chowk in old Gurugram.
In another incident, a traffic policeman was dragged by an SUV driver for a few metres on the bonnet of a car after he entered the wrong side near Signature Tower Chowk on the Dehli-Jaipur Expressway.
According to sources, a manhunt has been launched in the area to catch the accused.