Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Speeding Thar Hits Congress Leader's SUV, Rams E-Rickshaw
A Thar SUV was driving quickly on a Jaipur road late Sunday night.
It hit an Endeavour SUV registered in the wife of Congress leader Ashok Chandna.
The Thar then crashed into an e-rickshaw and flipped over.
Three people in the e-rickshaw were seriously hurt.
They were taken to a hospital for treatment.
Police said the Thar lost control while turning.
The people in both vehicles left before police arrived.
Officers seized the vehicles and are looking at nearby CCTV cameras to find the drivers.
A speeding Thar collided with a Congress leader's wife's Endeavour at a Jaipur intersection late Sunday night.
The Thar then rammed an e-rickshaw and overturned beneath the Mansarovar Metro Station.
Three e-rickshaw passengers were seriously injured and hospitalized for treatment.
Police said the Thar lost control while negotiating a turn; drivers and occupants of both vehicles fled.
Police seized both SUVs, are reviewing CCTV footage, and noted prior speeding challans against each vehicle.
- Who
- A Thar's occupants, the occupants of an Endeavour registered to Ashok Chandna's wife, and three e-rickshaw passengers were involved.
- What
- A Thar collided with an Endeavour, rammed an e-rickshaw, and overturned; three e-rickshaw passengers were seriously injured.
- When
- Late Sunday night.
- Where
- Beneath the Mansarovar Metro Station at a traffic intersection in Jaipur.
- Why
- Police said the Thar was speeding and lost control while negotiating a turn.
- Injured
- Three e-rickshaw passengers were seriously injured.
- Location
- Beneath the Mansarovar Metro Station in Jaipur.
- Vehicles
- A Thar, an Endeavour, and an e-rickshaw were involved.
- Police action
- The Thar and Endeavour were seized.
- Investigation
- Police are searching for the drivers and scanning nearby CCTV footage.
- Endeavour record
- Police records show more than 18 speeding challans against the Endeavour.
- Thar record
- More than four speeding challans had been registered against the Thar.