Bootlegger's Grandson Crashes Sports Car On CG Road After Wrong-Side Speeding Triggers Pile-Up, Thrashed By Commuters
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Ahmerabad's CG Road witnessed chaotic scenes on Wednesday afternoon when a sports car speeding down the wrong side of the road triggered a pile-up, prompting an angry mob to haul the driver out and thrash him on the tarmac.
Police later identified the driver as Aditya Rathod, grandson of the late notorious bootlegger Kishore 'Langda' Rathod.
High-speed stunts end in violence
Witnesses at the busy Girish Cold Drink intersection in Navrangpura reported seeing a Ford Mustang performing dangerous manoeuvres and weaving through oncoming traffic at high speeds. The vehicle eventually collided with another car, causing immediate panic among commuters and pedestrians.
Sensing the danger to bystanders, a group of motorists confronted the youth. The confrontation quickly escalated into a fistfight, with several onlookers assaulting Rathod before local shopkeepers stepped in to restore order.
Officers from the Navrangpura police station arrived shortly after and took Rathod into custody, seizing the high-end vehicle from the spot.
History of violent rowdyism
Gandhinagar Police arrested Aditya Rathod, alongside associates Akshendrasinh Rathod and Vishwajitsinh Chauhan on 23 June for performing dangerous car stunts on PDPU Road. The trio was booked for reckless driving and endangering public safety. The arrest marks the third time within a single month that Rathod has been taken into police custody for public lawlessness.
Earlier this year, Rathod was booked for assaulting a student inside the campus of GLS University. He has also previously drawn scrutiny from law enforcement for posting videos on social media platforms featuring illegal firearms.
Senior officers confirmed that the very Mustang seized on Wednesday had been impounded earlier by the Rajkot police, who recovered unlicensed weapons from the vehicle during a routine check.
Navrangpura police have registered a fresh case against Aditya Rathod covering rash driving, endangerment of public safety, and breach of peace. Investigators are currently reviewing CCTV footage from CG Road to establish the exact sequence of collisions before filing additional charges.
