Bragging drunk driver ploughs car into Holi naka at 150 kmph, kills cop among 3

Out on a drinking spree with 3 minors, 32-yr-old Hallomajra man speeds through naka at UT-Zirakpur border to show off; arrested within hours

- Naina Mishra

CHANDIGARH: What started as a night of drinking and reckless bravado ended in a bloodbath at the UT-Zirakpur barrier, where a heavily intoxicated driver crashed his Volkswagen Polo at over 150 kmph, killing two police personnel and an innocent bystander in a horrific accident past Thursday midnight.

The accused, Govind, alias Khandu, a 32-year-old resident of Hallomajra, had been drinking all night and bragged to his friends about "breaking through a police naka". True to his word, he accelerated his car instead of stopping, smashing through the Holi checkpoint and leaving a trail of destruction.

A day later, investigation revealed that Govind began his drinking spree in Industrial Area, Phase 1, before picking up three minors from Hallomajra.

The group then drove to Pehalwan Dhaba in Zirakpur for a meal of biryani, where Govind had more liquor, vaunting to his friends that he would crash through any police barricade that came in his way.

As the group made their way back to Chandigarh, Govind, now completely intoxicated, sped down the Zirakpur flyover, spotting a police naka in the distance. Instead of slowing down, he turned to his friends and laughed, saying he would smash through it.