A Kerala court has refused to grant bail to four defendants implicated in a Mini Cooper accident that claimed three lives
Three young lives have been lost, and we cannot take this incident lightly,” he said.
The defence also accused police of sensationalising the incident and said there was no evidence that the car was being driven at high speed. A medical examination reportedly found that Suhail’s blood alcohol level was around five times the permissible limit, prompting police to invoke additional charges. The prosecution argued that the investigation was at a crucial stage and that the two days the accused had spent in police custody were insufficient for the probe. It also contended that the accused came from influential families and their release could hamper the investigation. Suhail’s lawyer argued that there was no direct eyewitness to the crash and challenged the charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. “All steps are being taken to ensure this. There will be no situation in which the accused can escape the law.
Meanwhile, police, along with officials from the Motor Vehicles Department and Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL), inspected the accident site again on Saturday to assess the car’s speed and examine technical aspects of the road, police sources said.