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Complainants say his car rammed into an
auto, hurt them; actor claims he was the
one who got scratches.
Actor Dalip Tahil was taken into police
custody for drink driving after his car
allegedly bumped into an autorickshaw in
Khar. The passengers of the auto filed a
case with the police, saying they were hurt
in the mishap. Though acknowledging that
he had been drinking, the actor said that
he was the one in danger of being lynched
by a mob, had the police not arrived in
time.
According to the police, the incident took
place on Sunday evening when Ganesh
visarjan processions were passing
through the area. The complainant, Jenita
Kashyap Gandhi, said that Tahil's car
rammed into the auto in which she was
travelling with her friend, Gaurav Singh.
The two passengers also alleged in their
complaint that the actor tried to flee the
scene. "They said they had to follow him
for a while before they could stop him
with the help of the people around. Our
men, who were on bandobast duty,
brought him to the police station. Tahil
tested positive for alcohol, said a senior
official from Khar police station.
According to the officer, the complainants
said that they suffered internal injuries
and that Gandhi sprained her neck in the
incident. The officer added that the actor
got bail on Sunday night itself.
The actor, while taking the blame for the
accident, said the incident was being
blown out of proportion by opportunistic
people'. "Neither of the two passengers
nor the driver was hurt. My car bumped
into the auto because there was bumper-
to-bumper traffic due to the Ganpati
visarjan crowds. I didn't ram into the car
with an impact that would have left
anyone injured, he said.
Tahil also said that he drove ahead after
the incident just to approach police
personnel to sort things out with the
complainants. "The two of them started
drumming up the support of the people
on the road, making things take an ugly
turn. I feared for my physical security. My
intuition proved right as I ended with a
scratched arm and a missing bracelet, he
said.
Regretting getting behind the wheel after
taking a couple of drinks, the actor
maintains he was not drunk as such'. "Still,
I am willing to bear any punishment for
the rules I have broken. I would still
maintain that I have not caused any one
any harm though, he said.
Tahil has been booked for causing injury
due to rash and negligent driving under
the Indian Penal Code and for driving
under the influence of alcohol under the
Motor Vehicles Act.
https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/crime/road-rage-actor-dalip-tahil-arrested-for-drink-driving/articleshow/65957895.cms
auto, hurt them; actor claims he was the
one who got scratches.
Actor Dalip Tahil was taken into police
custody for drink driving after his car
allegedly bumped into an autorickshaw in
Khar. The passengers of the auto filed a
case with the police, saying they were hurt
in the mishap. Though acknowledging that
he had been drinking, the actor said that
he was the one in danger of being lynched
by a mob, had the police not arrived in
time.
According to the police, the incident took
place on Sunday evening when Ganesh
visarjan processions were passing
through the area. The complainant, Jenita
Kashyap Gandhi, said that Tahil's car
rammed into the auto in which she was
travelling with her friend, Gaurav Singh.
The two passengers also alleged in their
complaint that the actor tried to flee the
scene. "They said they had to follow him
for a while before they could stop him
with the help of the people around. Our
men, who were on bandobast duty,
brought him to the police station. Tahil
tested positive for alcohol, said a senior
official from Khar police station.
According to the officer, the complainants
said that they suffered internal injuries
and that Gandhi sprained her neck in the
incident. The officer added that the actor
got bail on Sunday night itself.
The actor, while taking the blame for the
accident, said the incident was being
blown out of proportion by opportunistic
people'. "Neither of the two passengers
nor the driver was hurt. My car bumped
into the auto because there was bumper-
to-bumper traffic due to the Ganpati
visarjan crowds. I didn't ram into the car
with an impact that would have left
anyone injured, he said.
Tahil also said that he drove ahead after
the incident just to approach police
personnel to sort things out with the
complainants. "The two of them started
drumming up the support of the people
on the road, making things take an ugly
turn. I feared for my physical security. My
intuition proved right as I ended with a
scratched arm and a missing bracelet, he
said.
Regretting getting behind the wheel after
taking a couple of drinks, the actor
maintains he was not drunk as such'. "Still,
I am willing to bear any punishment for
the rules I have broken. I would still
maintain that I have not caused any one
any harm though, he said.
Tahil has been booked for causing injury
due to rash and negligent driving under
the Indian Penal Code and for driving
under the influence of alcohol under the
Motor Vehicles Act.
https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/crime/road-rage-actor-dalip-tahil-arrested-for-drink-driving/articleshow/65957895.cms
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