Woman dragged out of car, slapped for honking

A woman was allegedly dragged out of her car and slapped repeatedly by a man for honking during a traffic snarl near Mdi Chowk. The woman, an executive with a financial firm, said she had suffered injuries to the ear, nose, and face in the alleged assault. Police are trying to identify the accused from CCTV footage and the car registration number provided by the woman. The sector 48 resident said in her police complaint that she was stuck in the snarl at Mdi Chowk around 9:30am on Tuesday and her honking had angered the driver of the car that was ahead. As the jam cleared, the accused tailed her car soon he overtook her and blocked the way on the Mdi Chowk flyover. He then dragged her out of her car and slapped her multiple times. He also threatened to kill her and said he would come to her house to beat her again. The woman mentioned in her complaint as commuters started to gather. The man sped away, but the woman noted down the car's registration number and alerted the police control room. Cops soon reached the spot and took her to a nearby hospital. She was discharged after preliminary treatment. Based on her complaint on Wednesday, an FIR was registered at the sector 1718 police