<p>Ghaziabad: A drunk driver rammed his speeding car into a group of Kanwariyas on Tuesday night in Modinagar town, leaving three injured, following which the enraged pilgrims damaged his vehicle and assaulted him, police said.</p>.<p>The incident occurred around 10:30 pm near Raj Choupala when a group of Kanwariyas, returning to Mewat in Rajasthan after collecting holy Ganga water from Haridwar, were hit by the car, the police said on Wednesday.</p>.Kanwariyas vandalise dhaba in UP over onion in food .<p>The collision resulted in injuries to pilgrims Harkesh, Om, and Anuj, and damage to their Kanwars (sacred structures carried by the devotees), a police official said.</p>.<p>Infuriated by the accident, the pilgrims vandalised the car and assaulted the driver, later identified as Rajiv Sharma.</p>.<p>Upon receiving the information, police arrived at the scene, pacified the pilgrims and took the injured driver into custody. He was taken to a private hospital for treatment, and the vehicle was seized, the official said.</p>.<p>Assistant Commissioner of Police (Modinagar) Gyan Prakash Rai said a medical examination confirmed that the driver was under the influence of alcohol.</p>.<p>The pilgrims, however, did not file any complaint regarding the damaged Kanwars and proceeded on their journey, he added. </p>
<p>Ghaziabad: A drunk driver rammed his speeding car into a group of Kanwariyas on Tuesday night in Modinagar town, leaving three injured, following which the enraged pilgrims damaged his vehicle and assaulted him, police said.</p>.<p>The incident occurred around 10:30 pm near Raj Choupala when a group of Kanwariyas, returning to Mewat in Rajasthan after collecting holy Ganga water from Haridwar, were hit by the car, the police said on Wednesday.</p>.Kanwariyas vandalise dhaba in UP over onion in food .<p>The collision resulted in injuries to pilgrims Harkesh, Om, and Anuj, and damage to their Kanwars (sacred structures carried by the devotees), a police official said.</p>.<p>Infuriated by the accident, the pilgrims vandalised the car and assaulted the driver, later identified as Rajiv Sharma.</p>.<p>Upon receiving the information, police arrived at the scene, pacified the pilgrims and took the injured driver into custody. He was taken to a private hospital for treatment, and the vehicle was seized, the official said.</p>.<p>Assistant Commissioner of Police (Modinagar) Gyan Prakash Rai said a medical examination confirmed that the driver was under the influence of alcohol.</p>.<p>The pilgrims, however, did not file any complaint regarding the damaged Kanwars and proceeded on their journey, he added. </p>