Punjab: A shocking visuals surfaces from Punjab where a teacher hit the student with a car over a personal enmity and dragged him for about 10 kilometers by hanging him on the bonnet. This incident was captured in the CCTV cameras installed in the Sultanpur Lodhi area of Kapurthala, the footage of which is going rounds on social media. The victim was identified as Harmanpreet Singh, a student studying for IELTS. He was hit by a speeding car run by a teacher named Baljinder Singh followed by brutal treatment given to him.
In Sultanpur Lodhi area of Kapurthala, after hitting the young man, a teacher hanged the young man on the bonnet of his car and took him around 10 kilometers. pic.twitter.com/IbwKD6oQ1g
— Nikhil Choudhary (@NikhilCh_) October 27, 2023
The shocking incident unfolded on October 26 when Harmanpreet was standing on the roadside near the Sahlapur Bet village of the state. Reportedly, a speeding car hit him and tossed him on the car’s bonnet and roof. The driver who is a teacher didn’t stop the vehicle after the mishap but dragged the car with the man hanging on the bonnet. It is said that Baljinder mercilessly dragged the student for about ten kilometers.
Following the incident, injured student was rushed to a local government hospital for medical attention.
According to reports that claims the incident took place due to an old personal enmity between the two people. Furthermore, the teacher was said to have criminal tendencies along with a few cases already running against him. However, the reason behind him not being arrested was unclear.
Police have launched the investigation in this regard and the CCTV footage is being checked for details. Meanwhile, the accused too has been admitted allegedly after the student’s close contacts retaliated by breaking his car’s window.