Kolkata hit-and-run case: Another accused arrested

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, January 19, 2016: A third arrest has been made in the Audi hit-and-run case. Johny was arrested today from outside West Bengal. He will be brought to police headquarters. Johny was stated to be in Jharkhand after the incident but then came back to the city.

He was then holed up in a known person’s house in Port area and city police was tipped off by a ’source’.

"Johny was arrested from a house in the Port Area by our sleuths this morning. He was not traceable since the January 13 incident," Joint CP, Crime, Debashis Boral said.

Boral said it was still being ascertained whether he was travelling in the same car driven by Sambia or trailing the Audi in another car.

Johny had earlier released a video from an undisclosed location, in which he had revealed that Sambia was indeed driving the car and was also drunk. He had also said that he is hiding as he was afraid of being implicated in the case.

Meanwhile, Kolkata Police has intensified the probe into Audi hit-and-run case. With the prime accused and TMC leader’s son Sambia refusing to cooperate in investigation - he will be cross questioned along with other accused in the case.

Cops have also found several discrepancies in his statement. On Monday, another key accused Shahnawaz was arrested by the Kolkata Special Investigation (SIT)team in Delhi. Shahnawaz has reportedly told investigators that Sambia was driving the car and he is being pressurised to take responsibility for the killing of the IAF corporal.

The 21-year-old Corporal was knocked down and killed after being hit by the Audi car during the Republic Day rehearsal parade on the Red Road.

The brand new white Audi broke three guard rails and barged into the parade rehearsal before fatally hitting the IAF officer.

 

Courtesy: Indiatoday