INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
BENGALURU: A 71-year-old man who attempted to stop a scooter that had actually hit his jeep by latching on to it was dragged for about 750
metres on West of Chord Road in Vijayanagar here on Tuesday afternoon, in an incident reminiscent of the horrific Delhi hit-and-drag case
where a 20-year-old female was dragged to death while trapped under a vehicle
Muttappa Shivayogi Thontapur of Hegganahalli, nevertheless, was fortunate
An autorickshaw and an automobile chased after the scooterist and was successful in obstructing the two-wheeler in front of the
Balagangadharnatha Swamiji Station, Hosahalli
By then, passersby too had collected at the area and took the youth, Sahil Yasin, a resident of Nayandanahalli, to task
Sahil declared that he never realised Muttappa was being dragged
Soon, a Hoysala cops patrol automobile got here on the scene, detained Sahil and took him to Govindarajanagar police station
Muttappa was moved to a personal hospital in an ambulance
The incident was captured on video and went viral in no time.Youth charged with effort to murderMuttappa, who owns a printing press, had
actually stopped his jeep by the roadside near the Magadi Road toll gate when he got a get in touch with his cellular phone
He was on the call when Sahils scooter struck his automobile from behind.Muttappa alighted and faced Sahil, who contemptuously abused and
dismissed him and attempted to speed away
Not one to let go, Muttappa got the metal frame supporting the scooters rear seat, and held on to it
His knees and toes were badly bruised and scraped
His clothes and shoes remained in tatters.Vijayanagar traffic police station scheduled Sahil for rash and irresponsible driving, while
Govindarajanagar authorities have actually charged him with attempt to murder and endangering life or personal security of others.
