A Vadodara court on Saturday granted police custody of Rakshit Chaurasiya, a law student accused of killing one person and injuring seven others in a car accident on Thursday night. The court sent Chaurasiya to one day in custody following a late-night hearing on Friday, according to the city’s police commissioner, Narsimha Komar.
In their request for the remand, the Vadodara police told the court that further investigation was required to establish the events leading up to the crash and to determine whether Chaurasiya was intentionally driving under the influence of intoxicants. The police are also investigating the relationship between Chaurasiya and Praanshu Chauhan, the son of the vehicle’s owner, who was in the car during the incident.
The court was informed that an inquiry was necessary to understand why Chaurasiya, rather than Chauhan, was driving the car at the time of the accident. The police are also looking into Chaurasiya’s past and his associations with others present before the crash.
Accused Rakshit Chaurasia, who was behind the wheel of the car that crashed into eight people, killing one, being taken into custody. (Express Photo)
On Friday, police arrested Chauhan and identified a third individual, Suresh, who was reportedly with Chaurasiya and Chauhan in the hours leading up to the accident but was not in the vehicle when it occurred. Blood samples from all three have been sent for forensic examination to determine whether they had consumed any intoxicants together.
The police aim to clarify the details of the incident and any potential connections between the individuals involved as part of their ongoing investigation.
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