Faridabad, Jul 2 (PTI) A man was seriously injured after he was allegedly run over by an SUV by a group of men who suspected him of tipping off the Crime Branch about their whereabouts here, police said on Thursday.
One accused has been arrested, while efforts are on to nab the others, they said.
A video of the incident, which has gone viral on social media, purportedly shows the driver of the SUV hitting the victim as he tries to flee.
The police said the occupants of the Scorpio first assaulted the victim, identified as Shahnaz, and then allegedly rammed the vehicle into him.
The impact trapped him between the vehicle and a wall before the SUV came to a halt after crashing into the wall.
Shahnaz sustained serious injuries and has been admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), they said.
According to police and locals, a Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) team from Yamunanagar had visited Dhauj village in connection with a theft case and was searching for three residents — Jishan, Nafees and Aslam.
The three allegedly fled before the police team reached them.
After the CIA team left, they allegedly suspected that Shahnaz, a resident of Sirohi village, had informed the police about their presence.
They then drove to Sirohi in a black Scorpio and allegedly assaulted him while he was grazing cattle in the fields.
As Shahnaz tried to escape, the accused allegedly chased him in the SUV and hit him. The impact trapped him between the vehicle and a wall, causing the wall to collapse, eyewitnesses said.
Villagers caught hold of the driver and his associates and allegedly assaulted them before the accused managed to flee, they said.
The police have registered cross FIRs on the complaints lodged by both sides at Sector 56 police station.
“A case has been registered against Scorpio driver Tahseem, a resident of Dhauj village, under sections including attempt to murder. He has been arrested. The vehicle used in the incident has been seized and raids are being conducted to arrest the other accused,” a Faridabad police spokesperson said. APL APL
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