Man rams SUV into woman, cop in Khar; held

A man allegedly driving his car in an inebriated state hit a woman and an onduty police officials with his SUV on a busy road in Khar area of Mumbai the police said on Tuesday reported the PTIThe police have arrested the suspect who has been identified as Hiten Desai in connection with the accident an official saidThe accident took place at around 745 pm on Sunday an official said as per the PTIHiten Desai who was allegedly drunk at the time of the incident was driving from Linking Road in Bandra west and had reached Khar west when the incident happened he said according to the PTIThe suspect first hit a woman who was standing with her husband near their twowheeler and then proceeded to ram the SUV into an onduty policeman who tried to stop him the official saidHiten Desai did not stop the vehicle but locals managed to intercept him after some distance and handed him over to the traffic police he said the news agency reported on TuesdayThe accused has been arrested under sections 279 rash driving 337 endangering life 353 assault on public servant 308 culpable homicide and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and Motor Vehicle Act the official said17yearold boy knocks down woman with car after dispute in Pune detainedMeanwhile in an another incident in Pune the police detained a 17yearold boy on charges of attempt to murder after he allegedly knocked down a woman with his car following a dispute in Maharashtras Pune district an official said on Monday reported the PTIThe woman suffered minor injuries in the incident which took place at Vadgaon Ghenand village in Alandi area on Saturday he saidA video has surfaced on social media showing a car being driven recklessly and hitting a womanThe incident is the fallout of a dispute between families of the juvenile and the woman according to the Pimpri Chinchwad policeOn Saturday the juvenile hurled abuses at the womans husband and fatherinlaw after a dispute He then got into the car and allegedly threatened to kill the woman and her husband a police official saidThe juvenile then drove the car recklessly knocking down the woman he saidThe juvenile has been detained He was presented before the Juvenile Justice Board and was sent to an observation home We have filed an application requesting permission to try the minor as an adult in the case against him an official from the Pimpri Chinchwad police station said according to the PTIwith PTI inputs