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Three Arrested After Motorcycle Allegedly Rams Two Mumbai Cops
Police in Mumbai were checking vehicles late at night.
A motorcycle carrying three people was allegedly traveling very fast.
Police said they told the rider to stop, but he kept going.
The motorcycle allegedly hit two police officers.
One officer hurt his leg, and the other suffered head and leg injuries.
The injured senior officer was taken to a hospital.
The three people on the motorcycle allegedly tried to run away.
Police caught them and took them to the station.
All three have been arrested and the investigation is continuing.
Two police officers were injured during a traffic check at Dnyaneshwar Junction in central Mumbai.
Police allege that a speeding Bajaj Pulsar 220 carrying three men ignored signals to stop and struck the officers.
Senior Police Inspector Vinod Tawde suffered serious head and leg injuries, while Police Inspector Jitendra Kuwar injured his right leg.
The three riders allegedly tried to flee but were chased and apprehended by police.
Ibrahim Qadar Tamboli, Nikhil Somnath Jaiswar and Arman Firoz Khan face charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Motor Vehicles Act.
- Who
- Motorcycle rider Ibrahim Qadar Tamboli and pillion riders Nikhil Somnath Jaiswar and Arman Firoz Khan were arrested; Police Inspectors Jitendra Kuwar and Vinod Tawde were injured.
- What
- A motorcycle allegedly rammed into two police officers during a traffic nakabandi.
- Where
- Dnyaneshwar Junction near R.A.K. Marg in central Mumbai.
- When
- Around 10:30 p.m. on August 26, 2026.
- Why
- Police were conducting a traffic check and enforcing traffic rules during law-and-order duty connected with Eid-e-Milad arrangements.
Key facts
- Incident date
- August 26, 2026
- Approximate time
- 10:30 p.m.
- Location
- Dnyaneshwar Junction near R.A.K. Marg, Mumbai
- People arrested
- Ibrahim Qadar Tamboli, Nikhil Somnath Jaiswar and Arman Firoz Khan
- Injured officers
- Police Inspector Jitendra Kuwar and Senior Police Inspector Vinod Tawde
- Motorcycle
- Bajaj Pulsar 220, later traced to registration number MH-47-F-6556
- Legal action
- A case was registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Motor Vehicles Act.
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