A man created panic in Gangavaram mandal of Chittoor district after behaving violently and driving a police patrol vehicle in a reckless manner.
The incident took place at Dandapalli Cross Road, where the accused climbed onto a parked police vehicle and drove it despite attempts by locals to stop him.
He rammed an auto, leaving the driver seriously injured,
and later hit a car near a police station, injuring two more persons.
After abandoning the vehicle, the accused fled on foot and jumped into a nearby pond. Fire personnel rushed to the spot, entered the water and rescued him before shifting him to Palamaneru hospital.
Police identified the accused as Ratnakar, a native of Ramasamudram in Malabagalu taluk of Karnataka.