Man dragged on car bonnet for 2 km in Meerpet road rage

Hyderabad: A cab driver, employed by a DRDO employee, allegedly dragged a man on his car's bonnet for two kilometres following an argument with a father-son duo in Meerpet on Saturday night, leaving the son with multiple fractures and injuries. According to Meerpet inspector B Shobhan, the victim, Faisal, a school van driver, was riding his bike when an argument broke out.Faisal indicated a U-turn about 300 to 400 metres before the designated turning point, which the cab driver, identified as Satyanarayana, objected to, leading to a heated exchange. The situation soon escalated into a physical altercation. "During the scuffle, Faisal got stuck near the driver's side window. The driver allegedly grabbed Faisal by the hair and continued driving, dragging him along. Fearing for his son's safety, Faisal's father, SK Jilani, a retired private security guard, climbed onto the bonnet of the car. Instead of stopping, Satyanarayana continued to drive for nearly two kilometres with Jilani on the bonnet," the inspector said. "During this time, Faisal, who was still clinging to the window, fell off the moving vehicle and sustained multiple injuries, including fractures to a finger on his right leg and injuries to his torso," he further said.Jilani, who managed to hold on throughout, was not injured. Satyanarayana stopped the vehicle after two kilometres and fled the spot. Locals were seen in a video shouting at him to stop, but were unable to intervene in time.The car bore a ‘govt duty' signage on it. "Our teams traced him and investigated him. That's when we learnt he was a driver for a DRDO employee. However, there was no one in the car's backseat when the incident occurred. We are yet to ascertain whether he was driving under the influence of alcohol," Inspector Shobhan told TOI. Satyanarayana is a resident of Singareni colony in Meerpet. A case was registered against him for voluntarily causing hurt and restraining the movement of the bike. Further investigation is ongoing.