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Gutkha Smuggling: Policeman Clings to Car Roof for 40 km to Catch Smugglers!
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News18•27-09-2026, 13:21
Gutkha Smuggling: Policeman Clings to Car Roof for 40 km to Catch Smugglers!
- •A dramatic chase in Coimbatore saw a policeman cling to a car's roof for 40 km to apprehend gutkha smugglers.
- •Head Constable Velmurugan and Sub-Inspector Vignesh stopped a suspicious car during a routine check.
- •Three occupants from Rajasthan pushed officers, sped off, and Velmurugan jumped onto the moving car's roof.
- •The car, with the officer on top, drove through multiple areas, even paying toll via FASTag, as motorists recorded the scene.
- •Police and ambulance teams pursued the car for 40 km, apprehending the smugglers in Avinashi and seizing 300 kg of gutkha.
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Head Constable Velmurugan jumped onto the roof of the moving luxury car and held on for approximately 40 km as the smugglers sped away during a routine vehicle check.
The police seized approximately 300 kg of banned gutkha and tobacco products that were being smuggled from Bengaluru.
The chase concluded near the Annapoorna Hotel in Avinashi, where police vehicles and ambulances surrounded and successfully apprehended the car.
