Engineering student who ‘intentionally reversed’ Thar onto elderly man arrested in Jammu

“Swift action, sharp pursuit. Absconding THAR driver in the road rage creating anger & concern in Gen public arrested. Justice may take its time, but it never loses its way,” read a message circulated by police on WhatsApp.

The Jammu Kashmir Police had multiple teams looking for the driver of the vehicle after a CCTV footage of the incident went viral and drew outrage. The footage shows the vehicle hitting the scooter of 68-year-old businessman Kamal Dutt while overtaking another, causing the latter to fall. The car then drives forward, and when Dutt stands up, reverses onto him.

Subsequently, the driver — alleged to be Anand — is seen coming out of the SUV and standing over an unconscious Dutt before getting back in the vehicle and driving away.

While the footage showed passersby watching, no one came to Dutt’s aid. Dutt was eventually taken to hospital by his family members who arrived at the scene after hearing about the incident and is stated to have suffered severe head injuries.

On Wednesday, he was moved to Fortis Hospital in Punjab after his condition worsened.