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Mumbai Police Hunt Biker Who Hit Constable at New Year Checkpoint

Investigators are using CCTV to track a two-wheeler linked to Worli.

Overview

  • The collision occurred around 3:30 am near the NSCI Club during a nakabandi for drunk-driving and security checks.
  • Constable Ashish Nigot/Nighot suffered hand and leg injuries and is being treated at Nair Hospital, where X-rays showed no fractures.
  • Police say the rider briefly slowed when signalled to stop, then accelerated through barricades and fled.
  • CCTV footage helped trace the motorcycle’s registration, and the two-wheeler has been located to the Worli area.
  • An FIR has been registered under relevant Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions and the Motor Vehicles Act, and officers will determine intoxication only after the rider is apprehended.