One of Lucknow's young people was allegedly trapped in the bonnet of a car after a dispute near Janeshwar Mishra Park and dragged onto its bonnet. We want to know why this is happening in Lucknow.
The incident happened in the Gomti Nagar area of Lucknow. The woman and man involved in the incident knew each other; it was reported early on, the woman said.
The woman later approached Gomti Nagar Extension police and filed a written complaint against a man named Shahnavaz. Police have since started looking at the complaint and initially searched for the accused by the registration number of the vehicle. A report later said police had arrested Shahnavaz and were questioning him.
Dispute Escalates Near Janeshwar Mishra Park.
According to the preliminary report reported by local media, the woman saw Shahnavaz sitting in a car with another woman near the park. An argument between the two followed.
The situation turned when the man tried to leave the area in the vehicle. The woman tried to stop the car, she said.
At this point, according to the complaint and preliminary reports, the car was moving forward and struck the woman. She fell onto the bonnet of the vehicle and was carried for some distance.
A video circulating on social media appears to show a woman on the front of a moving car. But the authenticity and full context of the video are subject to police investigation.
The incident was a hit-and-run, the witness says, with the suspect vehicle allegedly leaving the area after the woman was struck.
The exact sequence of events and circumstances of the confrontation are yet to be fully established.
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A car driver tried to mow down a woman near Janeshwar Mishra park. The woman initially confronted the car driver asking the latter to stop. Instead, the car driver struck the woman and sped off. pic.twitter.com/0JzaL8isUO
Police Begin Investigation and Accused Reportedly Arrested
The Gomti Nagar Extension police have taken up the complaint and are investigating the allegations.
Initial reports said officers had tried to locate and track the accused by the registration number of the car. The police were also investigating the dispute and the footage that had been posted online.
Later, however, Navbharat Times reported that Shahnavaz was arrested and was being questioned by police. The investigation will determine what really happened immediately before the vehicle hit the woman and what happened after it hit her.
The reports also say the woman and the accused had known one another before the incident. But they don’t say much about their relationship and the precise reason for the dispute.
Police are expected to review the woman's complaint, the vehicle, available CCTV footage and other evidence as part of the investigation.
How can a viral video be a safety risk?
The incident has attracted attention because a video shows the woman being carried on the bonnet of a moving vehicle.
Videos of violent incidents can spread rapidly on social media, but their circulation does not by itself establish the whole sequence of events. Investigators need to establish the circumstances surrounding the footage and corroborate it with other evidence.
The incident also raised concern about road safety and the danger of using vehicles in disputes. A verbal dispute that starts off as a disagreement gets much worse when a vehicle is involved, especially when someone is standing in its path.
The case is under investigation, and allegations against the accused will now have to be established in the courts.
For now, the facts from police and local media are that a young woman complained of an alleged confrontation involving a car near Janeshwar Mishra Park; videos of the incident have been circulated online, and police have started an investigation. The accused, identified as Shahnavaz, was later arrested for questioning, police said.
