Mumbai, March 25 A car driver is alleged to have dragged a cigarette vendor for nearly 100 metres in Mumbai, with a woman in the car allegedly holding him by the collar after he demanded Rs 870 for the cigarettes they purchased from him, police said on Wednesday.
The incident took place in the early hours of Tuesday in Oshiwara, an official said.
"The victim was walking along New Link Road selling cigarettes when four unidentified persons arrived in a white WagonR car and purchased cigarettes worth Rs 870 from him. But when the vendor demanded money from them, they allegedly refused to pay and began arguing with him," he said.
While the complainant was standing near the car, a woman sitting inside allegedly grabbed him by the collar. Just then, a shirtless man sitting in the vehicle reached out of the window and assaulted him, the police official added.
The driver then started the vehicle and dragged the vendor for nearly 100 metres before fleeing the scene, he said.
Based on a complaint, the police registered an FIR against four persons, including the woman, under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Motor Vehicles Act, and later arrested the car driver.
A video of the incident also went viral on social media.