Speeding car hits two traffic cops; driver held

The police have arrested a 20-year-old who was driving the car that hit two traffic policemen in Dighi on Monday.
The accused has been identified as Prashant Santosh Kadam from Nirgudi in Haveli area of Pune district. The incident was reported near labour camp Charholi at around 11:30 am on Monday.
According to the police, sub-inspector Shrikant Temgire, constables Kalyan Bhosale, Mayur Sawant and Rahul Mote were deputed near Pathare Chowk to monitor traffic. When Mote and Bhosale tried to stop a white car with tinted glass coming from Charholi, the driver of the speeding vehicle hit the two cops leaving Mote seriously injured.
The car driver was soon arrested and produced before court that granted him police custody till April 12.
Vijay Dhamal, senior inspector, Dighi Police Station said, “Mote suffered skull fracture in the accident and is undergoing treatment at a private hospital. Kadam did not carry valid car insurance.”
A case under Sections 307, 353, 333, 279 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 184 of the Motor Vehicles Act has been filed against the accused.