Vinod M Jain
A 25-year-old man from Bihar died after a car allegedly hit him and dragged him for nearly 100 metres following a confrontation over the vehicle’s speed in Pragathinagar, in Electronic City police station limits,in the early hours of October 21.
The deceased has been identified as Ranjit Kumar Sahu, who worked as a cook at a paying guest accommodation in BTM Layout.
He was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Madiwala for serious injuries sustained in the incident but died despite treatment, police said.
According to the complaint filed by his friend,Nitish Mukhiya,Sahu had come to Electronic City to celebrate the Dasara festival.
After celebrating the festival with friends,he was walking with them to the house of the complainant’s brother in Pragathinagar,where they planned to spend the night.
While they were crossing the road, a white Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire allegedly approached at high speed.
When Sahu and his friends signalled the driver to slow down, the occupants of the car reportedly became angry, took a U-turn and returned to confront them,the complaint stated.
Following an altercation,Nitish alerted other friends,who arrived at the spot.A heated exchange reportedly broke out between the two groups.
The occupants of the car allegedly attempted to run the vehicle into the group.While the others managed to move aside,Sahu was hit by the car.
The car allegedly ran over his legs and dragged him for nearly 100 metres before the occupants abandoned him in the middle of the Hosur service road and fled the scene, according to the complaint.
Sahu suffered serious injuries to his head, chest, right leg and other parts of his body.The Electronic City police have registered a case against unidentified persons based on the complaint and launched an investigation to identify those involved, officer said.
