Team Goemkarponn
VERNA: A road accident at a three-road junction near Maharaja Hotel, Verna, on December 24 escalated into a violent confrontation after a car driver allegedly assaulted and threatened a scooter rider with a knife before fleeing the scene.
According to the complaint, Francis De Mello, a resident of Poriebhatt, Verna, the incident occurred at around 6 pm when a Swift Dzire car, travelling from Titan towards Verna, allegedly dashed into a scooter that was crossing the road. The impact caused the scooter rider and the vehicle to fall onto the tar road, resulting in injuries to the rider.
De Mello alleged that after the collision, the car driver identified as Jogan L D’silva, a resident of Verna,parked his vehicle in the middle of the road and approached him holding a knife. The accused allegedly slapped De Mello and criminally intimidated him by threatening to kill him, before fleeing the spot along with the car.
Based on the complaint, Verna police have booked the accused driver, Jogan L D’silva, under sections 281, 125(a), 115(2) and 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, along with sections 134(a) and 134(b) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
Further investigation is being carried out by ASI Paresh Fal Dessai of Verna police station under the supervision of PI Anand Shirodkar and the guidance of Mormugao DySP Gurudas Kadam.
