Amaravati, Jan 2 || A car, in which Ganja was being allegedly smuggled, ran over policemen at a toll plaza in Andhra Pradesh’s Kakinada district. Two police constables were injured in the incident that occurred at Krishnavaram toll plaza in Kirlampudi mandal in the early hours of Thursday.
As the car approached the toll plaza, police personnel deployed there for checking signalled the vehicle to stop.
The policemen were gathering details from the driver of the vehicle coming from Visakhapatnam and heading towards Rajamahendravaram. The driver pretended to cooperate but suddenly accelerated, hitting two police constables.
Lovaraju, a constable of Kirlampudi Police Station and another constable who were in front of the vehicle were injured in the incident. They were rushed to a hospital. Alert policemen then chased the car.
After travelling some distance the accused left the car at Rajanagaram and escaped.
Police seized the car and reportedly found Ganja in it. The accused was later apprehended at Jeelugumilli in West Godavari district.
The car with Uttar Pradesh registration number was allegedly transporting Ganja from Visakhapatnam. The police have registered a case and took up an investigation.
The identity of the accused and other details were not known.