Bengaluru, Feb 12 || In a shocking incident in which driver of a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) drove a man clinging to bonnet of his vehicle after road rage in Bengaluru , the police have registered an attempt to murder case against the accused.
Police have booked the car driver on charges of attempt to murder under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
According to the complaint, the victim, 36-year-old Nanjunda, a driver and flower trader from Tyagarajanagar, was returning after purchasing flowers in Hosakote on Wednesday. He was travelling with his sister's son, Manoj K., who was driving the vehicle, while Nanjunda was seated beside him.
After passing Trinity Junction, they were turning towards General K.S. Thimmaiah Circle with the vehicle's indicator on and hand signals given. At that time, a car behind them allegedly kept honking continuously.
Nanjunda stated that they asked the driver to stop honking and informed him that they were taking a right turn. However, the car driver allegedly moved his vehicle to their left, abused them using vulgar language while seated inside, and then drove ahead.