Ludhiana: A collision between a Hyundai Creta SUV and an e-rickshaw in Ludhiana's Guru Hargobind Nagar late on Sunday evening escalated into a violent road brawl in which one unidentified man was seen clinging to the bonnet of the moving SUV, Mirror Now reported. Hindustan Times, summarised by Inshorts, likewise reported that CCTV footage showed a man clinging to the SUV's bonnet and that both parties filed cross-FIRs accusing each other of assault.
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Haibowal police have detained three individuals in connection with the brawl and impounded both the damaged SUV and the e-rickshaw, both reports said. According to Mirror Now, CCTV footage obtained by investigators depicts a group pursuing the SUV before it was eventually brought to a stop and subsequently vandalised.
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Both sides allege the other started it
SUV driver Sahil Jindal, a local businessman, alleged that he was driving home with his children when the e-rickshaw struck his vehicle during an attempted overtake near New Hargobind Nagar, and alleged that the e-rickshaw driver left and returned with approximately 30 associates who attacked him and vandalised his car while his children were still inside, Mirror Now reported. These are Jindal's allegations, not established findings.
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E-rickshaw driver Mohammad Amar alleged, in the rival account reported by Mirror Now, that Jindal initiated the assault after the collision and attempted to flee, driving toward the group and leaving one of Amar's associates dragged on the bonnet. Police have not yet been able to confirm the identity of the individual seen on the bonnet, Mirror Now reported.
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Assistant Sub-Inspector Makhan Singh of Haibowal police station confirmed the investigation began on Jindal's complaint, Mirror Now reported. Amar and two associates, Mohammad Vikram and Mohammad Ujber, then filed a counter-complaint supported by medical reports alleging physical assault. Police registered a cross-FIR under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions covering voluntarily causing hurt, wrongful restraint, criminal intimidation and joint liability, and inquiries are ongoing to determine the sequence of events.
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