Overview
- Police say the driver left a Dhum Manikpur petrol pump without paying, prompting pump worker Kuldeep Sharma to pursue on a motorcycle.
- The Thar struck the bike, which became lodged under the SUV and was dragged for roughly 5–10 km before the motorcycle caught fire on the roadway.
- Coordinated teams from Badalpur, Dadri Kot and Jarcha chased the SUV for several kilometres, apprehended the driver and seized the vehicle.
- The accused has been identified as Harsh, 22, from the Sikandrabad area of Bulandshahr district, and officers said the Thar was unregistered.
- Sharma was hospitalised with injuries and is stable as investigators analyse footage from multiple cameras along the route.