A brazen incident of road rage was reported from Gurugram's MG Road area when an SUV tried to mow down the Sector-29 SHO Inspector Vikas Kaushik in the wee hours of Saturday.
While Kaushik narrowly escaped, the car hit three passers-by who were taken to hospital and treated for injuries.
According to police, the incident occurred when a team of police officials, led by the SHO, were carrying out night surveillance at MG Road, following a spate of crimes at the Mall Mile.
Around 1 am, the Mahindra Scorpio car reached near the police barricades.
Finding it suspicious, the police personnel asked the SUV to stop.
However, the driver speeded up and hit the bumper of the SHO's official vehicle.
He then swerved the vehicle and headed towards Inspector Kaushik trying to run him over, but the officer quickly moved the other way.
However, three passers-by were hit by the car.
Having missed its target, the SUV then sped towards Golf Course Road, where a PCR van tried to chase it down. In the end, the culprits managed to escape towards Delhi.
Police are now trying to ascertain whether the culprits were criminals trying to flee the cops or erring drivers under the influence of alcohol.
Three people are believed to be inside the car at the time of the incident.
"At this point, it will be difficult for me to say who exactly these people were. The way they behaved, there are chances that the way these people could be dreaded criminals who got wary of the night surveillance and therefore tried to harm the police," said SHO Kaushik.
The daring incident at MG Road comes at a time when questions are being constantly raised over the law and order situation in one of the most up market areas of Gurugram.
Due to recent incidents of molestation that occurred at Mall Mile, Gurugram Police have increased police deployment in the area,with senior officials leading the charge in night surveillance duties.
"Certain unfortunate incidents have dented the image of MG Road, which is frequented by a large number of visitors. We have increased police presence, which includes women officers especially during night, to ensure the safety and security of the visitors," said Deepak Saharan, DCP (East) Gurugram.