Bengaluru: High drama prevailed at Nayandanahalli Junction on Monday evening after a retired police officer of a deputy commissioner of police rank allegedly lost control of the vehicle and caused a serial accident, which led to chaotic scenes.
The retired police officer, Basavannavar, DCP (Crime), was driving his Maruti Swift Dzire and was said to be on his way home when the accident occurred.
While the unconfirmed reports suggested that the senior cop was drunk at the time of accident, police officials denied them.
A police officer who is investigating the case told Deccan Chronicle that the senior officer lost control of his car and crashed into a Maruti Alto 800 and Hyundai i20 reportedly after his vehicle brakes failed.
“We have seized all the vehicles involved in the accident for the inspection and to ascertain what went wrong. We have now booked the retired police officer under Section 279 (rash driving) and have seized his car,” he said.
When asked whether the officer behind the wheel was in an inebriated state, the investigating officer said that he was not. “We checked him and the test came negative. The officer was not drunk at the time of accident,” he clarified.
If reports are to be believed, chaos prevailed soon after the accident took place at Nayandanahalli Junction. Enraged motorists reportedly manhandled the senior cop who was later whisked away to a safe place by the police.
A case was registered at the Byatarayanapura traffic police station.
