Kanpur: A scooter rider was allegedly hit by a pickup vehicle and dragged for around 200 metres on Musanagar Road in Kanpur’s Ghatampur area on Saturday night.CCTV footage of the incident allegedly shows the vehicle dragging the victim, Shubham, for some distance and badly damaging his scooter before fleeing the spot.The victim later lodged a complaint at Ghatampur police station late Saturday.In his statement to police, Shubham said he had stopped at the Nagar Palika market around 9pm to buy household items. He alleged that while leaving, his scooter came in front of a pickup vehicle.According to the complaint, the driver accelerated instead of stopping and dragged him for about 200 metres despite his cries for help.He further alleged that bystanders raised an alarm, but the driver fled with the vehicle.Ghatampur inspector Manoj Singh Bhadauria said police were using CCTV footage to identify and trace the pickup vehicle. He added that a case would be registered on the basis of the complaint.
