Another accused in the hit-and-run case which took a young
IAF corporal’s life was arrested on Tuesday from the port area in Kolkata.
The apprehended identified as Johny was not traceable since the 13 January incident. While the second accused Sonu was arrested from Delhi early on Monday, the main accused Sambia Sohrab was arrested on Saturday from Beckbagan (Kolkata).
Both Sonu aka Shanwaz Khan and Johny were alleged accomplices of Sambia whose Audi was involved in mowing down Abhimanyu Gaud, the IAF drill instructor.
Gaud was rehearsing with his contingent of men when he was hit, eventually dying of blood loss. Johny took shelter in Port area and the city police was tipped off by a ‘source’.
Joint CP, Crime, Debashis Boral said it was still being ascertained whether he was travelling in the same car driven by Sambia or trailing the Audi in another car.
Johny had circulated a clip in a local channel, where it was claimed that Sambia alone was driving the vehicle and he and Sonu were in another car.
He had also claimed in the same video that Sambia and others had a booze party at Doighat the previous night (12 January midnight) and Sambia was drunk and took to the wheels of Audi after the drinking session.
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