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Jammu Police Arrest Thar Driver Who Reversed SUV Into Elderly Man

Police charged him under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for rash driving, endangering life, attempted murder after a viral CCTV video prompted a manhunt

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The police said they detained the owner of the vehicle for questioning and have also seized the vehicle. (File)
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Overview

  • Manan Anand, 20, was arrested on July 30 by Gandhi Nagar police, ending the hunt launched after the July 27 road rage incident
  • He faces charges under BNS Section 281 for rash driving, Section 125a for endangering human life and Section 109 for attempted murder
  • Sixty-five-year-old victim Kamal Dutt remains in critical condition with a fractured skull and brain haemorrhage at GMC Jammu’s ICU before being shifted to Chandigarh for specialised care
  • CCTV footage from near Green Belt Park shows the Mahindra Thar collide with the scooter and then reverse to run over the injured rider seconds later
  • Authorities have seized the SUV, detained its owner Rajinder Anand for questioning and highlighted challenges in detaining privileged suspects