Ahmedabad's Vastrapur police have arrested Mihir Sharma, a manager with Axis Bank, after his car allegedly hit an Activa scooter in the Gurukul area late at night and dragged it for around 500 metres towards Doordarshan Metro Station, according to police-facing reporting on the case. The Activa rider survived the incident.

Source: HindFirst (Gujarat First)

Local residents intervened, stopped the car and handed the driver over to the police, reports said. A case has been registered covering drunk driving, causing an accident and offences under the Gujarat Prohibition Act, and Vastrapur police have begun a further investigation.

Source: Urban Acres (citing Sandesh)

Liquor source under probe, driver denies being drunk

According to preliminary details from the police investigation reported by Gujarat First, Sharma allegedly obtained a bottle of liquor from a friend in the Narol area, and investigators say alcohol was allegedly consumed inside the car while driving. The police complaint also mentions the recovery of approximately half a bottle of foreign liquor from the vehicle. These are allegations under investigation and have not been established in court.

Source: HindFirst (Gujarat First)

Sharma, for his part, denied being drunk when he spoke to Gujarat First. Police say the investigation will establish the circumstances of the incident, including how the car came to drag the scooter and whether the prohibition and drunk-driving allegations hold up.

Source: HindFirst (Gujarat First)

The case has renewed concerns about road safety and the enforcement of Gujarat's prohibition laws in Ahmedabad. Police have not, in the reporting available so far, released further details about the scooter rider's injuries.