India, May 28 -- LUCKNOW A day after a video showing a car dragging a mororcycle along Shaheed Path in Lucknow went viral on social media, the police on Wednesday arrested the accused, saying the "hit and drag act" was intentional and that the accused and the victim were known to each other.

"The incident, which occurred around 2am on May 26, revealed that the accused, Shrikant Rajput, 39, and the complainant, Achintya Mishra, had prior acquaintance and that the assault was not random, but a deliberate act driven by personal animosity," said DCP (south) Nipun Agarwal. He added, "The vehicle used in the incident has also been seized and the man driving the car has been taken into custody."

According to police, Mishra was returning home o...