Watch: Delhi traffic cop dragged on bonnet after driver tries to flee drunk driving checkpoint

NEW DELHI: A traffic constable was dragged on the bonnet of a car when he attempted to stop it during a routine drunken driving check in west Delhi’s Janakpuri on Saturday.

Constable Mohan Pal, along with sub-inspector Gurdeep Singh, was conducting the checks on Saturday at 5.52 pm near Bharti College on Lal Sai Marg.

A car with a Rajasthan registration number was flagged down. Instead of stopping, the driver, later identified as Nilesh Kumar of Bagdola in Dwarka, attempted to flee.

In his attempt to escape, Kumar hit Pal head-on. He fell on the bonnet of the moving car and was dragged for several metres. Then he fell on the road.



People who were nearby intervened and helped stop the vehicle. Pal was taken away for medical attention.

Traffic authorities impounded the car, and a challan was issued under sections 185, 184, 179, 184, and 209 of the Motor Vehicles Act for drunken driving, jumping a red light, misbehaviour, and dangerous driving. Although the driver was initially let off, a complaint was later filed, and police are now searching for him.



A video of the incident, recorded by a passerby on a phone, has gone viral on social media. In the footage, the constable is seen clinging to the bonnet for some distance before falling on the road, after which he is hit by the vehicle. The video has drawn widespread attention and highlighted the dangers faced by traffic personnel on duty.

Last year, a head constable was dragged on the bonnet of a car in northwest Delhi’s Bhalswa Dairy area. In 2024, two traffic cops were hit and dragged on the bonnet of a car for 20 metres after they attempted to stop a driver who had jumped a red light in southwest Delhi’s Kishangarh.