One more cop hit on duty,Manimajra resident booked

In another incident in which a police official was injured,the UT Police has booked a resident of Manimajra who had injured a Traffic Police Sub-Inspector posted at a naka to check drunken driving. S-I Surinder Singh was hit by a car driven by Sukhdev Singh,a resident of Pipliwala town,at a naka in Sector 26 on Madhya Marg on Sunday night.

“Sukhdev was coming from Sector 7 when he was signalled to stop at the naka. Sukhdev’s car hit a barricade. SI Surinder Singh,who was on duty near the barricade,got hit and suffered minor injuries,” said a police official.

Police officials who were on duty at the naka noted the registration number of the car and a message was flashed to all the PCR vehicles and nakas through the wireless sets .

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The driver of the car was chased by the UT Police and was finally arrested in Manimajra.

The injured S-I was taken to the Government Multi-Specialty Hospital,Sector 16,from where he was later discharged.

The accused,Sukhdev Singh,was arrested for rash driving and causing hurt by endangering life of a person. He was later released on bail.