Road rage in Delhi’s Dwarka, FIR lodged as car returning from concert grazes another amid busy traffic

Around 10.30 pm, when the car – a vehicle registered in Punjab and allegedly being driven on the wrong side of the road – was moving through heavy traffic near the concert venue, it reportedly grazed another vehicle.

“A heated argument ensued between both parties, which was captured on camera and circulated online,” said an officer. An FIR was registered into the matter on November 3, the officer added.

The one-minute-long video showed a man, later identified as Puneet – from the second vehicle – slamming his wrist on the bonnet of Rohit’s car, and kicking the driver’s side door while using abusive language.

The man, who posted the video, captioned it saying that his brother-in-law, a Military Engineering Serviceman, was attempting to take his pregnant wife to a nearby hospital for a routine check-up when the incident occurred. While the man admitted that his brother-in-law was driving on the wrong side of the road, he claimed that neither did anyone help them nor did the police register an FIR against the aggressor.

The police, however, said the claims made in the video was incorrect and done with the aim to “sensationalise” the incident.

DCP (Dwarka) Ankit Singh said, “Initially, (Puneet’s) car was traced to a registered address in Gurgaon but he could not be found there… Later, Puneet was traced along with two others present in his car… The complainant reported no injury, and due legal action is being taken against those found responsible.”

Based on Rohit’s complaint, a case was registered at Dwarka South police station on charges of voluntarily causing hurt, wrongful restraint and mischief of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita