{"id":100447,"date":"2026-04-01T13:37:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T13:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/2026\/04\/01\/sandhu-ponnachan-who-is-sandhu-ponnachan-indian-national-charged-after-seven-injured-in-derby-car-ramming\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T13:37:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T13:37:14","slug":"sandhu-ponnachan-who-is-sandhu-ponnachan-indian-national-charged-after-seven-injured-in-derby-car-ramming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/2026\/04\/01\/sandhu-ponnachan-who-is-sandhu-ponnachan-indian-national-charged-after-seven-injured-in-derby-car-ramming\/","title":{"rendered":"Sandhu Ponnachan: Who is Sandhu Ponnachan? Indian national charged after seven injured in Derby car ramming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-129952905,imgsize-138448,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/129952905.jpg\" alt=\"Who is Sandhu Ponnachan? Indian national charged after seven injured in Derby car ramming\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A 36-year-old Indian national, Sandhu Ponnachan, has been charged with multiple serious offences after a car rammed into pedestrians in Derby city centre, leaving seven people injured.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Ponnachan faces charges including six counts of grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent, one count of attempted GBH with intent, dangerous driving, and possession of a bladed article, the BBC reported.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Prosecutors said there is sufficient evidence and that pursuing the case is in the public interest.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>The incident took place around 9:30 pm on March 28 on Friar Gate, a busy street in Derby city centre. Police said a black Suzuki Swift mounted the pavement and struck pedestrians, causing panic in the area. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>Witnesses reported hearing loud bangs and screams as emergency services rushed to the scene near the Bishop Blaise pub.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>Seven people, including four men and three women aged between 36 and 52, sustained injuries. However, the injuries were non-life-threatening, and several victims have since been discharged from hospital.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3>Police response<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>Ponnachan was initially arrested on suspicion of attempted murder before being formally charged. Police clarified that the incident is not being treated as terrorism and that there is no ongoing threat to the public, although counter-terrorism officers assisted as a precaution.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Chief Superintendent Emma Aldred said the incident had \u201csent shockwaves through the community\u201d and urged the public to avoid speculation that could affect the case. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>Authorities have also appealed for CCTV, dashcam, or mobile phone footage to aid the investigation.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3><keyword id=\"34738220\" type=\"General\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"who-is-sandhu-ponnachan\" source=\"Orion\">Who is Sandhu Ponnachan<\/keyword><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>Ponnachan, originally from India, has been living in Derby\u2019s Alvaston area for several years. He was arrested minutes after the incident and later produced before a magistrates\u2019 court. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>During the brief hearing, he confirmed his personal details and showed no emotion. He has been remanded in custody and is scheduled to appear next at Derby Crown Court on April 29.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/uk\/who-is-sandhu-ponnachan-indian-national-charged-after-seven-injured-in-derby-car-ramming\/articleshow\/129952905.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 36-year-old Indian national, Sandhu Ponnachan, has been charged with multiple serious offences after a car rammed into pedestrians in Derby city centre, leaving seven people injured.Ponnachan faces charges including&hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":100448,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-100447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-braking-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/129952905.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100447"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100447\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/100448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}