Groom's SUV mows down 25 baraatis in Chhattisgarh

Raipur | Wednesday | 14th February, 2018

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RAIPUR: A wedding dance turned into terror when the groom's car mowed down 25 baraatis in Dabhra region of Janjgir-Champa district on Monday. Then, the driver reversed, running over people who were under it a second time and hitting those who were hurrying to rescue the victims.The driver was drunk and got away in the chaos, said police. Nine of them are critical.Police suspect the SUV's driver, a friend of the groom, was drunk. "He injured more people when he reversed, which seems to have been an attempt to escape. Witnesses say the driver caused more injuries when he reversed sharply after first accelerating into the revelers.According to police, the SUV was going slowly, following the baraatis as they danced to a DJ..