Drunk driver hits couple in Nana Chiloda

In the Nana Chiloda area of Ahmedabad on Wednesday, a drunk driver caused an accident by hitting a couple travelling on an Activa with great force, following which police have detained two persons, according to a report by Sandesh.

At the time of the incident, a couple was passing through the road on their Activa when a Verna car approaching at high speed hit them. Due to this accident, the couple was thrown onto the road. Following the accident, people from the vicinity rushed to the spot. When local residents questioned the driver and the person sitting with him, they were stumbling and appeared to be in a state of heavy intoxication. Upon inspecting the car, a liquor bottle was also found inside.

Local residents were enraged seeing this act of endangering the lives of an innocent couple while being intoxicated. The agitated crowd caught the driver and his associate and publicly administered 'methi pak' (punishment) to them. Upon receiving information about the incident, a police contingent reached the spot and rescued both men from the custody of the crowd and detained them. The names of the apprehended accused are Chirag Gangani and Gautam Gohil, and they are original residents of Rajkot.

Police have seized the Verna car involved in the accident and the liquor bottle found inside. The police have registered a case against both accused for drink and drive, Prohibition Act, and causing an accident by driving a vehicle negligently, and have launched further investigation.