RAWALPINDI: A woman driver who hit and injured a motorway police officer with her car on M2 North Chakri was arrested on Wednesday on charges of attempted murder, negligent driving and obstructing a police official from performing his duty.

The police have been successful in detaining the woman after about three-and-a-half months.

According to the police spokesperson, the police have arrested the woman who had hit and injured a motorway police officer with her car when she was spotted to be speeding and served with a challan on January 1 at 9:05pm.

Traffic Police Officer Mohammad Sabir said in the FIR registered with Naseerabad police that he was on duty with his colleagues at Toll Plaza N349 when a white car was spotted to be speeding.

He said a woman in the driving seat started shouting at the police officer when she was stopped and informed that she had violated the speed limit. When she was asked to disclose her name and whereabouts, she not only refused to do so but also used abusive language against the official and tried to escape.

He said as he tried to stop her, she intentionally hit him, inflicting multiple injuries on him. The woman not only hit the police official, but also the barrier and sped off. Later, the injured police official was shifted to the hospital.

The FIR of the incident was registered with Naseerabad police station on January 2 on the complaint of the motorway police on charges of attempted murder, negligent driving and obstructing a police official in performing his duty. However, the accused had been absconding and was finally detained after over three months.

Regional Police Officer (RPO) Rawalpindi Babar Sarfraz Alpa had formed special teams to arrest the accused, headed by SSP Operations retired Lt Hafiz Kamran Asghar, and said no one would be allowed to take law into their hands.

Published in Dawn, April 25th, 2024