MAPUSA
Police have arrested one person in connection with the road mishap which left about 15 persons, including three policemen, injured and five vehicles damaged on the highway at Guirim on Tuesday night.
The incident took place when a tree fell on the highway near the petrol pump at Guirim due to heavy rains in the area. A car rammed into the tree and two vehicles behind the car rammed into each other.
The Police car of the Porvorim police went to the site and was parked in a crowded area on the highway. At that time, Arshad Budgi (23) of Verla was driving a luxury car from Porvorim to Mapusa and his car collided head-on with the stationary police vehicle.
Those injured in the mishaps were identified as Police driver Constable Shailesh Shashikant Rawal, Head Constable Pritam Dabholkar, Constable Ishwaraj Shet, Vishmay Volvaikar (Sakhali), Prajat Bhosale (Mapusa), Tarak Kudnekar (Mapusa), Raju Narvekar (Mapusa) and Harshad Agarwadekar (Porvorim). Some others suffered minor injuries.
All the injured persons were shifted to the hospital. Shailesh Rawal, Ishwaraj Shet and Vishmay Valvaikar are still undergoing treatment in the hospital, while the others were sent home after treatment.
Acting on a complaint lodged by police constable Prashant Chopdekar, police arrested Arshad Badgi (23) of Verla under Sections 279, 336, 337, 338 of the IPC and Sections 134 (a) and b of the Motor Vehicle Act.
Further investigation is being conducted by PSI Anil Polekar.
