Drunk car driver hits several people from Prajapati Nagar to Wathoda Chowk in East Nagpur

Nagpur: A drunk car driver caused panic in East Nagpur on Friday, ramming into several people between Prajapati Nagar and Wathoda Chowk and injuring them. Bhandewadi police have detained the accused, 40-year-old Sandesh Babulal Namdev.

Sandesh took a car onto the road on October 30 around 11.30 in the morning, while drunk. The car was moving at high speed and he lost control of it. Between Prajapati Nagar and Wathoda Chowk, he hit several people.

After injuring Pankaj Dudharam Nandanwar, a 58-year-old motorcyclist, he rammed into Dnyaneshwar Gaikwad, who runs a poha cart, and an autorickshaw. Gaikwad and the autorickshaw driver were also hurt, and Gaikwad's cart was damaged.

People chased the car and caught Sandesh near Wathoda Chowk, where they thrashed him. Bhandewadi police reached the spot on learning of the incident and detained him. A case was registered against him after a medical examination.

Sandesh works as a driver. The car's owner had employed him to take children to school and bring them back. He had consumed liquor after dropping the children at school.