THANE, June 14 -- A 27-year-old auto-rickshaw driver was arrested on Thursday night for allegedly attempting to run over the deputy commissioner of police (Traffic), Pankaj Shirsath, while he was managing traffic at Ghodbunder Road on Wednesday night. The incident occurred around 9.20pm when DCP Shirsath and other traffic police personnel were regulating traffic along the busy stretch at Manpada. The accused, Hemant Santosh Verma, reportedly ignored instructions from the traffic police and sped his rickshaw directly toward the DCP and hit him. Shirsath suffered serious injuries to his shoulder and was immediately taken to the Bethany Hospital in Vartak Nagar. He was under medical observation for a day before being discharged. "This was not an accident. It was a deliberate act that endangered the life of a senior officer in uniform. When the accused realised his fault, he fled from the spot. We immediately formed a team to arrest the accused, " said an officer from Chitalsar police station. An FIR was registered for attempt to murder among other offences based on a complaint lodged by traffic police officer Nayan Pandav. Following a swift investigation, the police tracked and arrested Verma around 10.15pm on Thursday. "We acted quickly using CCTV footage and witness accounts," said police sub-inspector Prashant Sangle, the investigating officer of the case....