New Delhi, April 14 -- In a disturbing incident that has sparked widespread condemnation, a fruit vendor was dragged for nearly 200 metres by a car driver who fled without paying for mangoes worth Rs.400. The shocking event unfolded on the service road along the Ambala-Chandigarh highway, close to Singh Empire, Times of India reported.

The victim, Sukhbir Singh, a resident of Amardeep Colony in Derabassi, has approached the police with a formal complaint. Recounting the ordeal, Sukhbir said he was selling fruits from his cart when a red Brezza pulled over. The man behind the wheel asked about the mangoes, got 3 kg weighed, and placed them inside his vehicle. A brief bargaining session followed, during which Sukhbir agreed to reduce the p...