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Hyderabad Auto Driver Held After Threatening Traffic Police With Dead Snake

Officers say he was stopped in Chandrayangutta for drunken driving during routine checks.

Overview

  • Police detained the auto-rickshaw during Saturday checks after finding the driver intoxicated and began booking a case.
  • A video shows the man holding a dead snake and demanding the immediate return of his seized vehicle.
  • Officials say he fled the scene but was later traced to his Pahadishareef home and brought to the station, where he apologized.
  • Cases were registered for drunken driving and allegedly threatening personnel, and he is expected to appear before court on Monday.
  • The footage spread widely on social media as coverage also referenced a separate Bengaluru clip alleging a traffic officer assaulted a cab driver.