Teenager was driving Merc at 120 km/hr: Chargesheet

Tribune News Service

Mohali, August 14

The police in their chargesheet filed in the Court of Judicial Magistrate (First Class) stated that Samrat, an 18-year-old Mercedes driver, did not have a driving licence and was driving the car at 120 km per hour, killing three persons and injuring three others in an accident on March 20 this year.

The case

The accused, Samrat, a resident of Sector 34-D, mowed down three persons and injured three others with his speeding Mercedes car near Radha Soami Chowk in Sector 76 here on March 20. After the accident, he, along with his two friends, fled the spot.

New sections added

The police have added Sections 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and 326 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means) of the IPC to the case and removed Sections 304-A and 324 of the IPC.

The police have added Sections 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and 326 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means) of the IPC to the case and removed Sections 304-A and 324 of the IPC.

Gursher Singh, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), who is the investigating officer in the case, filed the chargesheet in the court on Friday.

The chargesheet further stated that the accused, Samrat, who was driving the Mercedes bearing registration number CH01CA1869, jumped the traffic lights and rammed his car into an Ertiga car and two cycles, leaving three persons, including a cyclist dead, and three others critically injured. He later rammed his car into a railing. The accused, along with his two friends, fled from the spot even after sensing the serious condition of the victims and didn’t even inform the police or ambulance. The car was registered in the name of his father, Ranpreet Singh.

The other sections included in the case are Sections 181 (no person shall drive a motor vehicle in a public place and shall be shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term), 183 (whoever drives a motor vehicle in any public place when he is to his knowledge suffering from any disease or disability to be a source of danger to the public) and 184 (driving dangerously) of the Motor Vehicle Act.

During the hearing, Samrat, who is out on bail, sought some documents from the police related to the case. The court has fixed August 31 as the next date of hearing.

The accused, Samrat, a resident of Sector 34D, belongs to the family of Weldon Opticals in Chandigarh. He mowed down three persons and injured three others with his speeding Mercedes car near Radha Soami Chowk in Sector 76 here on March 20. After the accident, he, along with his two friends, fled the spot.

The deceased were identified as Ram Prasad of Mataur, Ankush Narula of Zirakpur and Dharampreet of Gholumajra village.

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