Mercedes driver’s friends fled towards Panchkula

Gaurav Kanthwal
Tribune News Service
Mohali, March 23

The two suspects in the Mercedes car accident at Radha Soami chowk, who are at large, fled towards Panchkula, the police said. Three persons were killed and three injured in the mishap. Four days on, the two suspects continue to elude police.

“The duo’s last mobile tower location was found in Panchkula after which their phones were switched off,” said a Mohali police official. The police have raided multiple locations, but have not been able to nail them.

The Mercedes car driver, Samrat Singh, was arrested on Saturday night, but the duo has been evading the police after the accident early on Saturday morning.

Samrat’s police remand was extended by two days yesterday. Mataur SHO Ashok Kumar said, “The investigation is on. The suspects were on a joyride at night and had gone to a food outlet in Phase 3B2, but it was closed; after that, they were going to Landran to get momos.”

The luxury car has been involved in two traffic violations — dangerous driving (March 13, 2021) and driving at excessive speed (December 1, 2020) — during the past four months.

Family members of the deceased and those injured claim that they have not been contacted by the police till now.