Jaipur: A 22-year-old man was allegedly run over by a tractor-trolley on Tuesday after a row broke over the vehicle damaging a pipeline in Rajasthan's Bharatpur district, police said.
The incident happened in Sar Mathura Gate Police Station area when two tractor-trolleys, which had come to dump sand at an under-construction house, caused some damage to a pipeline outside a local person's house.
According to police, the locals tried to chase down the tractor-trolleys but they did not stop and, eventually, one of the them ended up running over a man named Upendra Kumar. The accused driver subsequently fled the scene.
The entire incident was captured on CCTV.
"The incident happened near Bina Narayan gate. Upendra Kumar (22) was run over by a tractor-trolley. We have seized the tractor and the absconding driver is being searched. Teams have been sent for his arrest," Sub-Inspector Virendra Singh said.
Upendra Kumar's family members took him to RBM Hospital in Bharatpur where he was declared dead, Singh said.
He said that the tractor driver also hit two street carts and rammed it into a wall while fleeing.
Published 20 February 2024, 13:11 IST