A traffic cop was given an unwelcome ride on the bonnet (hood) of a man's car in the Indian city of Pune for almost a kilometre: police said the incident occurred on Thursday evening when an on-duty traffic officer tried to stop a vehicle when he spotted the people inside not wearing Covid masks.
A video of the incident is going viral on social media, in which a cop can be seen hanging onto the bonnet of the car, as it speeds away on a busy road. A couple of two-wheelers can be seen trying to chase the vehicle.
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According to police, Aba Sawant, the traffic cop, was severely injury in his right knee.
"Sawant had to hang on the bonnet of a car for about a kilometre. The accused driver, identified as Yuvraj Hanuvate, was arrested under various sections of the Indian law," a police official said.
