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Indian Express
2 days ago
- Indian Express
Speeding car drags man hanging on bonnet for over a kilometer at Kharadi bypass
In an incident of road rage, a speeding car hit a cab at Kharadi bypass chowk, then dragged the cab driver on its bonnet for about a kilometer, on Tuesday morning, police said. Police have arrested the car driver identified as Vishnu Prabhakar Sable (22), resident of Pimpri Sandas, in this case. Police constable Sachin Chavan, attached to the traffic control branch, lodged the first information report (FIR) in this case at the Vimantal police station. As per the FIR, Chavan was on duty at the Viman Nagar junction on Tuesday. Around 10.30 am, while managing the traffic at the spot, he saw a man holding on to a bonnet of a speeding car going towards Pune from the Kharadi bypass on the Pune – Ahilyanagar highway. People watching the speeding car started shouting. Some people intercepted the car and stopped it. Chavan too rushed to the spot and nabbed the car driver identified as Vishnu Sabale. Meanwhile, the man who was hanging onto the bonnet got down safely. Police have identified him as Navnath Shantaram Kasar (40) of Kirti Nagar, Sangvi. As stated in the FIR, both Sabale and Kasar are private cab drivers. Kasar told the police that he dropped a passenger to Hinjewadi around 6 am in his cab. Then he dropped another passenger at Kharadi bypass on the Pune-Ahilyanagar highway. After leaving this passenger, he started driving towards Pune, when his cab was hit on the rear side by Sabale's car around 10.15 am. Kasar came out of his cab and tried to stop Sabale. However, as mentioned in the FIR, Sabale allegedly accelerated his car towards Kasar. Due to it Kasar fell on the bonnet of Sabale's car. Still, Sabale continued to drive even as Kasar was holding on to his car's bonnet. Sabale dragged Kasar in this position dangerously from Kharadi bypass chowk to the Viman Nagar junction, police said. Constable Chavan detained Sabale and brought him to the Vimantal police station for further action. Police booked Sabale under Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) sections 281 (rash driving), 125 (acts endangering life or personal safety) and sections of the Motor Vehicle Act, the FIR stated.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Time of India
Cab driver carries man on bonnet for 1 km after mishap
1 2 Pune: A 22-year-old man allegedly drove his car for nearly one km carrying the driver of another cab on bonnet after the two vehicles were involved in an accident at Kharadi bypass chowk on the Pune-Nagar highway on Tuesday. A traffic police constable regulating vehicular movements at Vimannagar chowk heard the cries for help and halted the speeding vehicle. Constable Sachin Chavan, who rescued Navnath Kasar (40), lodged a complaint at airport police station following which the 22-year-old, a resident of Pimpri Sandas near Shikrapur, was detained. An FIR was registered against him under sections of rash and negligent driving and endangering human life under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Senior police inspector Ajay Sankeshwari said, "We have seized the vehicle. There were no passengers in the cab when Kasar was clinging onto the wipers and a section of the bonnet." According to the FIR, Kasar told Chavan that he came to Kharadi chowk with a passenger from Hinjewadi IT Park. After dropping off the passenger, Kasar was heading towards Pune city when the other cab, driven by the 22-year-old, hit his vehicle from behind. Kasar stepped out and went to enquire with the other driver. However, the 22-year-old pressed the accelerator and tried to ram Kasar. In a desperate attempt to save himself, Kasar jumped on the bonnet of the car, police officers said. Further investigations are under way.
BBC News
09-03-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
'Birmingham bin workers have little choice' over strike
Refuse workers have little choice but to take strike action over pay, a union representative has members in Birmingham have staged a series of one-day walkouts since January with all-out strike action due to start on 11 on BBC Politics Midlands, Onay Kasar, Unite national lead officer, said: "When you're faced with a pay cut of up to £8,000 a year, what choice do we have?"The city council said it was proposing changes which would only affect 17 people and they face a pay cut of £6,000, not the £8,000 quoted by the union. It also said it had offered those workers promotions and training to help them improve their pay, plus "attractive" voluntary redundancy the council also said the current pay structure was agreed in 2017 and was no longer the industry said the proposed pay changes were crucial if it was to become financially sustainable in the new pay structure was voted through as part of the 2025/26 budget, which includes cuts to a wide range of services and another council tax is the Labour-run authority's second budget since it declared itself effectively bankrupt in 2023. Argument over figures Mr Kasar said he was "really worried about the council's arithmetic" and said it would be 70 people affected by the pay cut, not said his union was prepared to talk and to make he added: "Councillors have given themselves a 5% increase this year, clearly there's money for one group of people but not for public service workers."Labour MP for Dudley Sonia Kumar said although she acknowledged the reason refuse workers were striking, "the people of Birmingham were suffering"."I think we need a modern, sustainable and reliable waste service," she said."And I think really we need to work collaboratively with the unions and the stakeholders to get this over the line." Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
