21 August,2023 12:23 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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Two persons were injured after a 19-year-old college student allegedly rammed a Mercedes car which he was driving into another car on the Bandra-Worli Sea Link in Mumbai, a police official said on Monday.
The incident took place on Sunday morning following which the accused, identified as Jay Bansode, was arrested, the official from Worli police station said.
The accused, a resident of Bhayander in neighbouring Thane district, was driving his relative's car, he said.
After the incident, Bansode fled from the spot, but the police picked him up with the help of the car's registration number, the official said.
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The accused was not drunk at the time of the incident, the official said, adding the offending car has been seized.
On the basis of primary information, Bansode was arrested and booked on charges of rash and negligent driving and other legal provisions, he said.
The injured persons, identified as Deepak Kasturi and Anjali Agarwal, were recuperating in a hospital and were out of danger, the official said.
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Meanwhile, a local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) functionary was injured after a man allegedly attacked him with a knife following an argument over a monetary dispute in Maharashtra's Jalna city, police said on Monday.
The incident took place at around 6 pm on Sunday near Mantha bypass, police inspector Prashant Mahajan said.
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The victim, Virendra Dhoka, a local BJP politician, and the accused, identified as Ashish Oza, had a heated argument over a monetary dispute, he said.
The accused allegedly fired from a pistol, but the victim managed to escape. The accused then allegedly stabbed the victim with a knife on his face and stomach, the official said.
The victim suffered serious injuries and was rushed to a private hospital where his condition was stable, he said.
Efforts were on to nab the accused, who was at large. A case was registered against him under relevant Indian Penal Code sections including 307 (attempt to murder), the official said.