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Noida Police File FIRs, Suspend Officers After Thar SUV Rams Man into Drain

Investigators are tracing four suspects through an examination of call records, social media posts and CCTV footage.

Overview

  • A Mahindra Thar rammed into Saurabh Yadav in Sector 53 on June 2 after an Instagram dispute escalated into a violent confrontation.
  • Police have filed charges against Akash Awana, Aman Awana, Gaurav Chauhan and Kunal Chauhan under sections for attempted culpable homicide, criminal intimidation and intentional insult.
  • SHO Shyambabu Shukla and outpost in-charge Jagmohan Singh were suspended by the Gautam Buddh Nagar police commissioner for negligence in handling the viral video.
  • A departmental inquiry into the suspended officers’ actions has been launched alongside ongoing criminal investigations.
  • In a separate Greater Noida case, three men were arrested after a four-month-old video showed them dragging a police barricade behind an SUV.