West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who was passing by the area around that time, saw Prasenjit Kundu lying on road. (File photo)
In a humanitarian gesture, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today took a man, injured in road accident, in her convoy vehicle after stopping the fleet and making arrangement to rush him to hospital.
The incident happened at around 2 pm today when Prasenjit Kundu (28) fell down on the road after his bike was hit by a taxi from behind near Rani Rashmoni Avenue, a senior police officer said.
The chief minister, who was passing by the area around that time, saw Mr Kundu lying on road, promptly took him in a car of her convoy for admitting to SSKM hospital, they said.
The taxi driver was arrested later.
Mr Kundu was discharged from the hospital after treatment.