The 19-year-old had drinks at multiple bars before his Mini Cooper crashed, killing three people – two women and a man – near Kochi airport in the early hours of October 11, says the police remand report.
The alleged role of three other occupants of the luxury car and a possible street-racing angle is now under investigation, the report, accessed by NDTV, details
The alleged role of three other occupants of the luxury car and a possible street-racing angle is now under investigation, the report, accessed by NDTV, details. In a significant revelation, police have alleged that the three passengers travelling with the accused driver, Suhail, a native of Kochi, knew he was intoxicated but not only failed to stop him from driving, they also encouraged him to drive faster. The four occupants later visited the bar at the Marriott hotel in Nedumbassery, where three of them, including Suhail, allegedly consumed more alcohol. Police have now invoked provisions relating to abetment and common intention against the other occupants of the vehicle. Their identities have not been disclosed in the remand report. Police Probe Possible Racing Angle
Submitted before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-I in Angamaly, Suhail and one of his friends had consumed alcohol at several bars in Kochi city on the evening of October 10, according to the remand report. The speeding black Mini Cooper, bearing registration number KL-07-CR-1001, rammed a scooter on the four-lane Athani-Airport road, according to police.
