Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad police have arrested two men for allegedly attempting to kill a dumper driver following an argument over honking.
A 24-year-old transport operator from Chikhali, who owned the dumper, lodged a complaint with the Chakan South police. After receiving the complaint, we traced and arrested Haridas Kalbole and Lakhan Awale under Section 109 (attempt to murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS),” the officer said.
After noticing a car, Solanke honked,” Mote said. The officer said that the two occupants of the car became furious and began abusing Solanke. The dumper driver sustained severe injuries after the duo allegedly assaulted him with iron rods. He is undergoing treatment at a nearby hospital. “After unloading the scrap material, the driver, Mahadev Solanke, was driving the dumper out of the godown. They forced him to stop the dumper and again started arguing with him. They then assaulted Solanke with an iron rod and drove away. “Solanke sustained severe head injuries in the attack.
The incident happened at Nanekarwadi near Chakan on Tuesday morning. Police sub-inspector Akshay Mote of the Chakan South police said, according to the complainant, he had sent his dumper to a scrap godown at Nanekarwadi near Chakan on Tuesday morning.