A video of the incident has surfaced on social media platforms.

According to police, the cars of Ramesh Singh and Tarang Jain were involved in an accident. Ramesh Singh got out and stood in front of Jain's vehicle in a bid to stop him from fleeing.

Jain, however, hit Ramesh Singh who clung onto the bonnet to save himself, police said.

Jain drove the vehicle for more than three kilometres before some motorists forced him to stop and rescued Ramesh Singh, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Indirapuram, Swatantra Kumar Singh said.

Jain was also thrashed by the crowd before being handed over to police.

"The accused has been booked under relevant sections of the IPC and sent to jail," said the officer.