As many as five persons were injured after a car driven by policeman posted with Shahjehanabad police hit them near Islami Gate under Shahjehanabad police station area late in the evening on Tuesday. He was trying to park a car, which was left by the driver near road.
The locals rushed to the rescue of the victims and were taken to Hamidia hospital. The policeman identified as Anil Kumar Singh posted as head constable in bajaria police station, was later handed over to the police.
The accident occurred when Anil tried to park a Tata Indica car, which was left by driver Amir near road and was obstructing the traffic. Additional Superintendent of Police of Zone 3 Manu Vyas tried to safeguard the policeman saying that it was purely accidental as the cop drove the vehicle after a long time and incidentally accelerated the vehicle in the first gear and before he could control the vehicle it hit vehicles and pedestrians. In the incident, only one victim has sustained a fracture in his leg while the others escaped with minor injuries.
Injured were rushed to Hamidia hospital and were later discharged after providing first aid. Out of the injured victims, Amir Khan’s leg got fractured while others escaped with minor injuries. Police have refused that the accused was drunk and claimed that the accident occurred after he was not able to control the vehicle. The police have also claimed that the accused was not well versed in driving a car.
The police have registered a case under section 279, 337 and 338 of the IPC and have nabbed the errant police personnel.