Hands pinned in car windows, dragged for 1.5 km: UP man dies after being run over

A 37-year-old man died in Kanpur after he was dragged for around 1.5 km on the roof of a moving car, with his hands trapped in its front windows, before being thrown onto the road and run over by the vehicle.The incident, which reportedly took place on Tuesday night, was captured on more than a dozen CCTV cameras, according to his family.Biru Singh Bhadauria, a salesman for a food products company, was taken to a private hospital by his family after the incident. As his condition deteriorated, he was referred to Hallet Hospital, where doctors declared him dead around 3 pm on Wednesday.According to Biru's father, Ram Shankar Singh, his son had a dispute a few days earlier with Rajveer and Mewalal. On Tuesday night, Biru was returning home from a Dussehra fair when Mewalal arrived in a car with Rajveer and three other men.The group stopped Biru and assaulted him. When he tried to escape, he was hit by the car. The accused then placed him on the roof, trapped both his hands between the front windows and drove away at high speed with the windows closed.Biru was dragged in this position for around 1.5 km before being thrown off the car. The vehicle was then driven over him before the occupants fled, the family claimed.A local, who was passing by, recognised Biru and informed his family. His relatives rushed him to the hospital.Family members said he had multiple injuries and that his fingers were badly crushed after his hands became trapped in the car windows.The family claims that more than a dozen CCTV cameras in the area recorded the incident. Two CCTV clips are reportedly available, showing the man trapped on the roof of a speeding car.On Wednesday, the family protested and demanded action, accusing the police of not registering an FIR despite their complaint.A senior police officer said the family had initially lodged a complaint describing the incident as a road accident but was now alleging murder.He said the police were investigating the matter and that action would be taken if the allegations were confirmed.Police said they had traced the car number and examined the accused's mobile phone location as part of the investigation. Preliminary findings placed the mobile phone location in Jahanabad, Fatehpur.The search for the accused is underway.- Ends