Road-rage caught on camera | Bengaluru man held for driving SUV as man clings to car bonnet after fight

Bengaluru: In a case of road rage, Halasuru police have arrested a 52-year-old driver after he allegedly drove his car recklessly with a man clinging to the bonnet of his car. The incident created panic among other commuters on Old Airport Road on Wednesday.

The accused has been identified as Suresh, a resident of Pulakeshi Nagar. During the incident, Suresh's wife was also inside the car and the vehicle is registered in her name.

A senior police officer said that the incident occurred around 12.45 pm and Nanjunda, a goods vehicle driver and car driver Suresh quarrelled over a minor road accident. Nanjunda sat on the bonnet and furious over his behaviour, Suresh, the owner of SUV (KA-03-NN-4501), drove at high speed while Nanjunda lay clinging on the bonnet, shouting and asking the driver to stop. The incident was captured on a dashcam of another vehicle and it went viral on social media.

Soon after the incident, Halasuru police arrested Suresh and during verification, police found that the driver is reportedly a repeat offender in rash driving cases and other violations of the Motor Vehicles Act.

The incident has raised concerns over increasing instances of road rage and reckless driving in the city.

Recently another video surfaced showing a body builder Prashanth clinging on the window of a car and killing him soon after driver Roshan Hegde crashed his speeding car to the tree in Hebbagodi police station limits.