Overview
- Police said the incident occurred on Feb. 17 near Rajendra Chowk, where a man was dragged on a car bonnet in a episode captured in a purported viral video.
- Ranchi police confirmed two FIRs were registered based on written complaints from both sides, with an investigation underway.
- Officers said they chased the vehicle, rescued the man, sent him for medical examination, and detained the driver identified as High Court advocate Manoj Tandon.
- The Jharkhand High Court directed police to proceed strictly as per law and asked the state’s Advocate General to coordinate for the accused’s safety.
- The victim has been identified in reports as 24-year-old TCS employee Mawaz/Nawaz Khan, with his family alleging a subsequent assault at the lawyer’s residence, which remains under investigation.