LUCKNOW: A 22-year-old woman was allegedly hit by a car and carried on its bonnet for around 20-25 metres before falling onto the road after a heated argument with a man she identified as her “boyfriend” near Janeshwar Mishra Park in Gomti Nagar Extension on Wednesday morning.The woman, Anamika, has alleged that the man, Shahnawaz Ali, had introduced himself to her as “Yash Thakur” and that she learnt his actual identity during the confrontation.A video of the incident went viral on social media, showing Anamika clinging to the bonnet of a moving car and apparently crying for help. Police arrested Shahnawaz later in the day.
Argument began after woman allegedly spotted him with another woman
Police said Anamika, 22, and Shahnawaz, 26, had been in a relationship for around a year. Preliminary investigation suggested that the two had an argument near the park after Anamika allegedly caught Shahnawaz with another woman in his car.Police said the woman accompanying Shahnawaz left the spot after Anamika confronted him. As the argument escalated, Shahnawaz got into the car with another person, identified as Danish, and tried to drive away.Anamika reportedly stood in front of the vehicle in an attempt to stop him.
Woman says she jumped onto bonnet to save herself
In her FIR, Anamika, a resident of Vineet Khand in Gomti Nagar, said she was at a tea stall with her aunt and sister near Gate No. 4 of Janeshwar Mishra Park around 6:30am when she saw Shahnawaz.She alleged that Shahnawaz drove the car towards her with the intention of hitting her after she confronted him. She claimed that she jumped onto the bonnet and held on to the windshield wiper in an attempt to save herself.Anamika alleged that she was thrown onto the ground and that Shahnawaz then drove a tyre of the vehicle over her to kill her. She also alleged that Shahnawaz had assaulted and abused her on several earlier occasions.According to her complaint, she lost consciousness after being hit by the vehicle.
‘Falsely implicated in case’
Shahnawaz, who works in the construction business, denied the allegations and said he had been falsely implicated in the case.He told police that Anamika had allegedly been following and harassing him for the past six months and had also taken money from him. Police said they were verifying the claims.
Car travelled 20-25 metres as woman clung to bonnet
Police said Shahnawaz did not stop and instead drove forward, hitting Anamika and leaving her on the bonnet. The car travelled another 20-25 metres as she struggled to hold on.An eyewitness told police that the car initially moved slowly but then accelerated, causing the woman to lose her grip and fall onto the road. The witness alleged that the car then passed over the woman before speeding away.Anamika suffered injuries, including to her hand, police said.
Accused booked under attempt-to-murder charg
DCP East Deeksha Sharma said, “Preliminary questioning revealed that the accused and the woman were known to each other. A dispute took place between them, following which the man allegedly hit the woman with the car and fled,” she said.The DCP said an FIR under Sections 109 (attempt to murder) and 352 (intentional insult) of the BNS has been registered against Shahnawaz Ali and Danish.