Driver & handyman of the ‘killer truck’ sent to judicial custody

October 31: The ‘killer truck’ which entered Silchar town area during no-entry hours crushed 2 young girls to death and injured 19 others at Meherpur area on Wednesday night. All are at present admitted at Silchar Medical College and Hospital (SMCH). However, as per latest report, all of them were out of danger and only 1 of them was still at ICU.

The driver and the handyman of the vehicle were learnt to have surrendered before the police on Wednesday night. In this connection a case has been registered at Silchar PS vide slc ps case no-3781/19 under section 279/338/337/427/307/302 IPC.

As per information shared by Cachar Police, it was learnt that “the accused driver of the vehicle no NL 01K 9741,driving the vehicle in rash and negligent manner, knocked down many pedestrians of kalipuja procession resulting in death of two persons while injuring other 18/19 persons. The accused driver intended to kill any person who tried to stop the vehicle and violated traffic signal.”

Cases were registered against the driver of the vehicle Raj Kumar Das and its handyman Prasanna Ramsiyari. The two were arrested and forwarded by the police to judicial custody.

The truck bearing number NL 01K 9741 is registered in the name of one Rajinder Kaur. The Registering authority is Kohima RTO, Nagaland. The vehicle was loaded with sacks full of poppy seeds when it went on indiscriminate killing at Silchar. Social media users are apprehending that the vehicle carrying poppy seeds and entering illegally during no-entry hours at Silchar town raises suspicion of the role of police. Others even apprehended that it may be a part of the syndicate-Raj going on in the state.