After car rams into auto-rickshaw in Mumbai, cops use number plate to nab driver

As per the FIR, the incident took place when the victim Aishwarya H was headed back to her home from the R City Mall in Ghatkopar. She took an auto-rickshaw from outside the Ghatkopar Railway Station at around 11.15 pm, and was about to get inside the vehicle when a car coming at high speed rammed into it from behind.

As a result of the impact, the auto-rickshaw fell on her, and she sustained injuries to her hand, leg and other body parts. Those present at the spot managed to pull her out, and rushed her and the auto-rickshaw driver, who also sustained injuries, to the hospital.

Meanwhile, the car driver fled from the spot without trying to help the victims.

Officers said Aishwarya H approached the Pant Nagar Police Station Sunday as she could not lodge a complaint immediately because of her injuries.

“Luckily, while the car driver fled from the spot, as a result of the impact, the car’s number plate broke off and got stuck in the auto. We are contacting the Regional Transport Office (RTO) to find out who owns the vehicle, and we will arrest the driver soon,” said an officer from the Pant Nagar Police Station.