Gurgaon: A 29-year-old woman was allegedly grabbed by the neck and had her T-shirt pulled by an SUV driver after she stepped out to confront him for ramming into her car in Sector 83.The crash had set off her car’s airbags and injured her, her husband and her 68-year-old mother-in-law, who was recovering from a knee replacement surgery. Other commuters intervened to restrain the SUV driver, who was arrested on Friday.The crash occurred at 9.11pm on Oct 14 on the road from Sector 83 towards Jaimal Chowk. Dashcam footage showed a black Mahindra Scorpio hitting the Kia Sonet diagonally. The woman, who works with a media house, said her car was travelling at less than 30kmph when the collision occurred. She alleged the driver appeared intoxicated.“The airbags deployed as the Scorpio hit our car. It happened so suddenly that it took us a few seconds to understand what had happened. After checking on my family, I informed my brother and other family members,” she told TOI.The Scorpio also hit other vehicles, including a Maruti Ertiga, she said. The Kia was left too badly damaged to be driven.The woman said she suffered injuries to her left hand, lips, nose and chest, along with a swelling in her right hand. Her husband sustained injuries to the nose and lips, which bled heavily. Her 68-year-old mother-in-law suffered fresh discomfort and swelling in her knee. They were taken to Fortis Hospital in Manesar.The confrontation followed when the woman stepped out of the damaged Sonet. “He was totally drunk and could not even stand properly. When he held my hand, I slapped him. He then came after me, pulled my T-shirt, held me by the neck and assaulted me. People around us intervened and held him back,” she alleged.A video circulated on social media showed commuters surrounding the Scorpio and demanding that the driver get out. The woman was seen confronting him over his alleged intoxication as others tried to intervene.In her complaint at Kherki Daula police station, she alleged that the driver abused and assaulted her, pulled her clothes and threatened her family. He also allegedly claimed he was not afraid of police and that they could take no action against him. She said repeated attempts to contact police at the scene initially went unanswered.“An ambulance that reached the spot took the accused driver to hospital, while we were left there. My sister-in-law drove us to Fortis,” she told TOI.Police said an emergency response vehicle team received information about the collision that night and found the Scorpio and Sonet damaged. The Sonet was moved off the road. The accused, Chandrashekhar Agrawal, was taken to Aarvy Hospital and arrested later.Police obtained medical reports for the woman and her family, who were declared fit to give statements but initially said they would submit a complaint later. The woman filed it on Oct 15.An FIR was registered at Kherki Daula police station under sections 281 (rash driving on a public way), 125(A) (acts endangering life or personal safety), 324(4) (mischief causing damage), 74 (assault or criminal force against a woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and 351(3) (criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.Agrawal, a Sector 82 resident involved in the LPG pipeline business, was arrested on Friday. The allegation that he was driving under the influence of alcohol is being investigated.
