A youth allegedly took away a police jeep parked at Hanumanthappa Circle in the city on Monday.
The youth fled the spot after the jeep met with an accident.
A youth drove away the jeep (Raksha 1) belonging to Basavanahalli Police station on Kadur road. Later, the jeep rammed a car near Zilla Panchayat building.
The youth fled inside the forest leaving behind the damaged jeep beside the road. A CCTV camera installed nearby has captured the youth driving away the jeep and the footage has gone viral.
Sakharayapattana resident J Gurumurthy said, “We were going to a hospital in Chikkamagaluru when the police jeep rammed into the car. I and my wife have suffered minor injuries.”
A theft case and an accident case have been registered at Basavanahalli police station.
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