Srinagar, July 30: Police on Wednesday said it have arrested the absconding Thar driver who had hit elderly man few days ago in Jammu city.
A police spokesperson said that the accused Thar driver namely Mannan Anand S/o Rajinder Anand R/o H. No. 62, Sec 04 Sec, Nanak Nagar,Jammu who was absconding in case FIR No 163/2025 U/S 281,125(a),109 BNS has been arrested by Police Station Gandhi Nagar.
On July 27, a video of the incident surfaced on social media platforms showing that the accused was driving his vehicle rashly from Gandhi Nagar towards Greenbelt Park.
A scooty, being driven by an elderly man, rammed into the car near Allora Textiles at around 1:30 pm.
The CCTV footage showed that after the initial collision, the Thar driver reversed his vehicle and deliberately hit the victim again, causing grievous injuries.
Police had registered an FIR under sections 281 (rash driving), section 109 (attempt to murder) and 125(a) (endangering human life) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at Gandhi Nagar police station, and had seized the vehicle.
