Merc hit-and-run: Police seek court nod for further investigation

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police sought court permission to further probe the hit-and-run case where allegedly a minor driving his father’s Mercedes mowed down a 32-year-old marketing executive in April. They said new facts had emerged.

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The police filed a fresh plea before additional sessions judge Vimal Kumar Yadav saying that before the Mercedes accident the boy was challaned for speeding. He had allegedly showed a “false and forged driving licence” to the traffic police.

The accused turned an adult four days after the April 4 incident.

“Police needs to further investigate the matter as some new facts have emerged. Before this incident, the juvenile was challaned for speeding vehicles. He was driving this Mercedes car at the speed of 89km/hour. When a challan was issued, he showed a driving licence to the traffic personnel and claimed that it was issued from Etawah in Uttar Pradesh. A report has been received from the authorities concerned in Etawah which says the driving licence was not issued by them. This shows it was a false and forged driving licence,” special public prosecutor Atul Shrivastava said.

T he plea, however, was opposed by senior advocate Ramesh Gupta and advocate Rajiv Mohan, who appeared for the accused.

The court fixed the matter for September 5 and asked the defence counsel to respond how they have a right to oppose the police’s plea for further investigation.

Meanwhile, during the day, the court also heard arguments on behalf of the boy on the issue of framing of charges against him and on his appeal challenging the Juvenile Justice Board’s order to try him as an adult.