A constable attached to the Chembur police station was injured after being run over by a car during night patrol duty late on Tuesday. The injured, identified as Constable Sachin Patil, 40, is part of the police beat marshal team and has been serving in Chembur for the past two years.  According to police, the incident took place around 10.30 pm on Tuesday on Road No. 4 near Gandhi Maidan.

Patil and his team were on night patrolling duty when they noticed a white WagonR car parked suspiciously by the roadside with two men inside. “When Patil knocked on the car window to check if the occupants were consuming alcohol or drugs, they began acting suspiciously. In an attempt to flee, the driver allegedly ran the vehicle over Patil,” said a police officer.