Hyderabad, February 14 A 45-year-old man sustained serious injuries when a sports utility vehicle (SUV) allegedly dragged him for about 200 metres after he attempted to stop it from hitting his car here, police said on Saturday.
A purported video of the incident has since gone viral.
The victim, an employee of a private company, was travelling in a car along with two colleagues on February 9.
The driver of the SUV allegedly drove the vehicle in a reckless and negligent manner and hit the car from behind, but did not stop.
The victim and his colleagues followed the SUV and managed to reach it at a traffic signal.
As the driver of the SUV did not stop, the victim attempted to stop it by coming in front of the SUV.
However, the SUV driver did not stop and instead hit the victim and drove away, dragging him for about 200 metres. This caused severe bleeding injuries to the victim, and he was admitted to a hospital.
Two people in the SUV were arrested and sent for questioning, police added.