15 Injured as Drunk Driver Goes on Rampage in Silchar, Assam

Guwahati: At least 15 people were injured in Silchar town in Assam after an allegedly drunk man went on a rampage with his SUV, hitting people and vehicles — whatever came in its way, before coming to a halt because of a bad road. The incident happened on Friday night, triggering panic in the town.

The SUV first hit three people near the municipal office, and while trying to flee, it injured another three persons at Capital Point. After that, it struck three motorbikes and some e-rickshaws at Trunk Road near the radio station, police said.

As the rampage went on, people started following the SUV on their two-wheelers. The vehicle came to a stop at the Tennis Club Point as it could not move forward due to the bad condition of the road, they said.

Police rushed to the spot and took the car along with the driver into custody, they added. Several bottles of liquor were found in the car, a police officer said. “A total of 15 people were injured in the incident,” he said.

This comes amid rising hit-and-run cases across India. Earlier this month, a woman died after the two-wheeler on which she was travelling with her husband was hit by a BMW car in Mumbai's Worli area. The woman, identified as Kaveri Nakhwa (45), was travelling with her husband Pradip on the arterial Annie Besant Road when the luxury car driver lost control.

Prior to that two motorbike-borne IT professionals were killed after being hit by a Porsche in Pune.