Overview

• On Tuesday night, a parking dispute between cab drivers at Mumbai’s domestic airport escalated when Bhimprasad Mahanto punched his rival and tried to drive off.
• The other driver jumped onto the bonnet and was dragged for about six kilometers on the Western Express Highway before traffic police stopped the car, and he escaped without major injuries.
• A biker’s video of the ordeal went viral, prompting the Airport Police Station to register charges for rash driving and endangering life.
• Mahanto faces charges under sections 281, 125, 126(2), 115(2), and 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and section 184 of the Motor Vehicles Act.
• Authorities have seized Mahanto’s Ertiga taxi as part of the ongoing investigation.