Woman accused of hitting several vehicles, driving at police in Juhu; case registered

A woman in Mumbai's western suburbs is accused of hitting several vehicles with her car, trying to drive at policemen on duty and creating a commotion at a traffic signal, police said on Saturday. The Juhu police have registered a case.

The incident took place at around 8.30 pm on Friday near the Sangeet Bharati chowk signal in Juhu. An officer said the woman allegedly sped away after hitting a parked car. While trying to get away, she allegedly hit a scooter and a motorcycle, knocking them down, and also hit another car, he said.

The officer further said she is also alleged to have tried to turn her vehicle towards the policemen on duty.

The incident was being recorded when a woman police officer stepped in and asked her to stop. The officer described what happened then: "When the woman police officer intervened and asked her to stop, the woman took out her mobile phone, began filming the police and created a commotion."

A constable then asked the woman to move her car to the side of the road to clear the congestion. Police said several people present at the spot recorded the incident on their mobile phones.

The owner of the car that was hit from behind lodged a complaint. Based on it, the Juhu police have registered a case in the alleged incident of an accident and rash driving. Officials said further investigation is under way.

In a separate incident in Hingoli on Friday, two people died when two motorcycles collided head-on, a police officer said.

The accident took place at around 4.30 pm on the Umra-Bolda road near Jambharun village. The officer said the dead were Abdul Majid Bagwan (65), who lived in the Talab Katta area, and Rajesh Sakhare (38) of Wakodi village.

The officer said: "Bagwan was heading to his farm, while Sakhare was coming from the opposite direction. The impact was so strong that both were thrown several feet and were seriously injured."

Doctors declared both dead when they were brought to the sub-district hospital at Kalamnuri. The officer added that a case has been registered and further investigation is on.