INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KOLKATA: The driver and the passenger - Imran Ali Malik and Faizan Rahi - of the Mercedes that hit a scooterette carrying 19-year-old Faizan
Ansariand two others on Sunday had attended a party at a restaurant off Strand Road before borrowing the car from a friend and setting out
Ansari was killed while the two others were injured
Multiple breathalyser tests on Malik, a resident of Elliot Road, did not find any alcohol.The police are now exploring the possibility of
Samples of blood and saliva have been sent to forensic experts to ascertain the truth.Malik's questioning by the Fatal Squad also revealed
the car was borrowed for a fun ride
"The car is registered in the name of an individual who, Malik claims, is his friend
It was registered last October and bought on a loan from a public-sector bank
The owner has been summoned to ascertain the chain of events and claims made by Malik," an investigator said.The cops said they have slapped
IPC 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) due to the manner in which the vehicle was being driven and the fact that the accused
fled after hitting the trio
"We are collecting the electronic control unit (ECU) of the car, which is virtually the black box of the vehicle
We are taking the help of experts from Mercedes to check the speed and other details at the time of impact
The car will also be subjected to a mechanical test," said an officer
Cops said they are collecting all possible CCTV footage from Strand Road, the Maidan area and Hastings to trace the movement of the car on
"We are trying to establish that the accused had broken speeding norms multiple times," an officer said
Malik told cops the victim, Ansari, had tried to change lanes at the last moment
Malik's lawyer Rajesh Gupta said his client cannot be blamed for the accident as another vehicle had suddenly come on their way
"We will again make our submissions on this point on December 9, the day of production," Gupta said.
