In fight over girlfriend, man rams car into her friend

M Ali Mohammed (26), who is into hotel management, went to the pub at a star hotel near Pondy Bazaar on Sunday night with his friends G Mansoor (26) and M Shaadi (28). When they stepped out around 4.30 am, Ali Mohammed allegedly bumped into his friend Sumitra (22) (name changed), who was pubbing there. Ali Mohamed took the woman, a private firm employee staying at a women’s hostel, to another pub at Nungambakkam in a hired cab.

However, K Dheeraj, said to be Sumitra’s boyfriend, saw her going with three men in a car and followed them to the hotel in Nungambakkam. He called Sumitra and asked her to come back to the pub in T Nagar. When she stepped out of the car in front of the hotel in Nungambakkam, Dheeraj drove the car in a rash manner and hit Mansoor. He then got down and allegedly hit Ali Mohammed before taking his girlfriend in his car.

Ali Mohammed and Mansoor who got treated at a hospital lodged a complaint at Teynampet police station about the incident. A case was registered and police arrested Dheeraj.

The accused Dheeraj Kaliraj (26) of Nandanam was booked under Sections 294(b) (uttering obscene words), 323 (causing hurt), 341 (wrongful restraint), and 506(1) (criminal intimidation) of IPC and was remanded in judicial custody. Police are also questioning Dheeraj’s friend Swaminathan, who was inside the car when the incident happened.