Noida: A car driver allegedly performing stunts hit four students outside Greater Noida Institute of Technology in Greater Noida’s Knowledge Park area on Friday evening, leaving one of them with a fracture. A video of the hit-and-run, circulating on social media platforms, shows a grey Maruti Alto hitting people walking on the footpath before fleeing.Police said the driver, later identified as Manish, was performing stunts with a group of friends in three cars — a Baleno, a Hyundai i20 and an Alto. Manish, a resident of Ladpura, was trying to spin his car when he hit the four students passing by. Police tracked him with the help of videos circulating on social media and CCTV footage from nearby areas and arrested him, while the vehicle was impounded.Police said Manish was driving rashly and was trying to repeatedly spin the Alto when he lost control of the car, veered towards the footpath and hit four students. The victims, Gaurav, Ayush, Krish and Mohit, were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. Police said Gaurav, a BCA student, suffered a leg fracture while the others sustained minor injuries.Greater Noida DCP Ravi Shankar Nim said an FIR had been registered under relevant sections against Manish, while efforts were on to identify the others involved in the stunt.
