Drunk Police Constable Booked After Ramming Rickshaw in Ahmedabad

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A police constable has been booked for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol and crashing his car into a rickshaw in Ahmedabad late on Wednesday night. The incident occurred near Vishala Circle, where Prakash Rabari, a constable attached to the city police force, rammed his sedan into a rickshaw driven by 60-year-old A S Mansuri, fracturing his ribs. The accident happened around 12.30 am near an ice factory, and locals rushed to the scene, recording videos of the incident and reporting that Rabari was in an inebriated state at the time of the crash.

Key Takeaways:

  • A 60-year-old rickshaw driver suffered rib fractures after being rammed by a sedan driven by a police constable, Prakash Rabari, who was allegedly drunk.
  • The accident occurred around 12.30 am near Vishala Circle in Ahmedabad.
  • Rabari, attached to the city police force, was driving recklessly from Shastri Bridge when he hit the rickshaw driven by A S Mansuri.
  • Locals witnessed Rabari's inebriated state at the time of the crash and were able to record videos of the incident.
  • Police seized Rabari's car, mobile phone, and a beer bottle found inside the vehicle.
  • An FIR was registered against Rabari under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for rash driving, causing injury, and damage, along with relevant sections of the Motor Vehicles Act and Prohibition Act.
  • Mansuri remains under treatment at Asarwa Civil Hospital, and further investigation is underway.

Statistics:

  • 60 years: the age of the rickshaw driver, A S Mansuri.
  • 12.30 am: the time when the accident occurred.
  • 1 structure: the ice factory located near the accident site.

Sources:

  • "City police constable booked after allegedly driving drunk and ramming car into rickshaw." Times of India, Ahmedabad.
  • "Drunk police constable booked for ramming car into rickshaw." The Indian Express, Ahmedabad.