Police shoot tyre, break car window to stop smuggler escaping in Bhilwara; accused still flees
CCTV footage released Wednesday shows officers breaking the window and shooting the tyre of a Thar jeep, which was fleeing the scene. Despite these efforts, the smugglers escaped.
Bhilwara SP Dharmendra Singh Yadav said the checkpoint was set up in the Pur police station area. A black Thar without a number plate breached the checkpoint and got stuck in a narrow lane in the Mandal area. Police attempted to stop the vehicle by breaking the window and shooting the front right tyre with a service revolver.
However, the smugglers managed to flee.
As they escaped, the smugglers discarded plastic bags containing illegal narcotics — doda chura — on the road. Police seized the narcotics and filed a case under the NDPS Act against the driver and passenger.
SP Yadav said the revolver was initially aimed at the driver to prompt surrender, with no intention to harm, leading to the decision to shoot the tyre instead. An investigation is underway.
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