Hoysala personnel taking pedestrian to hospital injured in accident

Two Hoysala patrol team personnel and a man they were taking to a hospital were injured when the vehicle overturned at Sarjapur on Friday night.Constable Mallikarjun and his colleague were chasing dow

Two Hoysala patrol team personnel and a man they were taking to a hospital were injured when the vehicle overturned at Sarjapur on Friday night. Constable Mallikarjun and his colleague were chasing down two men who had snatched a gold chain, weighing 60 gm and valued at ₹2 lakh, from a pedestrian on Sarjapur Government Hospital Road. While escaping, the duo, who were on a bike, knocked down a pedestrian identified as Kamal, 30 , and all three fell on the road. While the accused managed to flee by foot, leaving their two-wheeler behind, Kamal was injured. “The Hoysala personnel stopped to help Kamal and take him to the hospital,” said a police officer. On the way, however, the driver lost control of the wheel and the vehicle turned turtle. Passers-by came to their aid and shifted them to a hospital. Both Mallikarjuna and Kamal sustained fractures, but are said to be out of danger. The second Hoysala policeman sustained minor injuries and was treated as an outpatient.