Sales director held for ramming SUV into traffic policeman
A sales director of a private company has been arrested for allegedly ramming his SUV into a traffic policeman and fleeing after being asked to stop for a traffic violation in Sarai Jullena, police said on Saturday.
The Crime Branch arrested the accused, 31-year-old Md Mubashshir Abbas, a Jamia Nagar resident, on June 12 following a two-day manhunt. Officials said the offending SUV used in the incident has also been recovered.
Police said the incident occurred around 9:45 am on June 10 when Head Constable Rahul Kumar of the Traffic Circle, New Friends’ Colony, was regulating traffic at the Sarai Jullena red light.
According to police, a black SUV was seen approaching at high speed from the Jamia Nagar side, driving on the wrong side of the road.
When Rahul Kumar signalled the driver to stop, the accused allegedly accelerated the vehicle, struck the traffic policeman, and fled towards Mata Mandir Marg.
Fellow police personnel rushed the injured head constable to Fortis Hospital.
Based on his statement and medical examination, police registered a case at the New Friends’ Colony police station under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Motor Vehicles Act.
The incident, captured on CCTV, drew widespread attention on social media and triggered public outrage. Investigators analysed CCTV footage from multiple locations along the vehicle’s route and developed technical and human intelligence to identify the accused.
Police said Abbas made sustained efforts to evade arrest by frequently changing his location and repeatedly switching his mobile phone on and off. However, investigators tracked him down and apprehended him from his workplace in Connaught Place, on Thursday.
During interrogation, the accused allegedly disclosed that he was on his way to his workplace in Connaught Place and was running late. To avoid heavy traffic congestion near Sarai Jullena, he chose to drive on the wrong side of the road.
When traffic personnel attempted to stop him, he allegedly tried to evade checking and accelerated the vehicle. In the process, he intentionally struck the traffic policeman, causing injuries, and fled without stopping to help the victim, police said.
Investigators said Abbas later concealed the vehicle after learning that police teams were searching for him. Acting on his disclosure, the Crime Branch recovered the SUV from the Jamia Nagar area.
