The incident took place this afternoon, when Constable Praveen, Surinder and Praveen Kumar were on duty at the T point, Colony No 5. A Tata Indica (PB-65-C-3171), driven by Manpreet Singh, a Sector 71 Mohali resident, came from the sector 44-45 dividing road side.

The driver was using his phone while driving, which was noticed by Constable Praveen, who signaled Manpreet to stop his vehicle at the junction. The constable stood in front of the car, signalling him to slow down. Manpreet stopped, but before Praveen could approach the driver’s door, he zoomed ahead, lifting Praveen off his feet and on to the bonnet.

The other constable chased the car on his scooter, after informing a nearby PCR vehicle, and managed to stop the Indica near the Mataur barrier.

Manpreet was nabbed on the spot and arrested on charges of attempt to murder and restricting a government servant from performing his official duty. His vehicle too was impounded by the police.