SUV Mows Down Man in Brawl in Noida; 4 Booked

Four men were booked for attempt to commit culpable homicide after a video surfaced showing a black Mahindra Thar SUV mowing down a 25-year-old man during a violent street brawl in Noida's Sector 53.

- Arun Singh

NOIDA: The dramatic footage, which went viral on Tuesday, captured the SUV accelerating towards the injured man, striking him from behind and flinging him into a roadside drain.

The victim, Saurabh Yadav, was seen in the 28-second clip limping away from the scene, bloodied and carrying a brick in one hand, when the vehicle hit him. The video was recorded by his brother, Sumit Yadav, and later verified by the police.

According to investigators, the attack was the culmination of a dispute between two groups of young men—sparked by a message sent by one man to the female friend of another. "We found that one man, Akash Awana, messaged the female friend of Ayush, which led to a heated argument between them over the phone," said a police officer. Ayush, who goes by one name, then challenged Akash to meet and "settle" the issue.