Premium
This is an archive article published on January 27, 2012

Driver got enough rest: Prosecution

In their remand application filed before the court,the Pune police cited six reasons.

Appearing before the court on Thursday,district government pleader Ujjwala Pawar denied that bus driver Santosh Maruti Mane,40,may have been overworked,saying he had got sufficient rest after returning from his last trip to Gangapur on Tuesday evening.

Mane,a driver with the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation MSRTC,killed eight people and injured 32 in Pune on Wednesday. In their remand application filed before the court,the Pune police cited six reasons.

The police said they wanted to investigate whether Mane had any fight or argument with his colleagues,where he had gone and who he had met before committing the crime,and whether he had any accomplices. The police also want to conduct his identification parade and forensic test,

for which his presence is required.

Mane was produced before judicial magistrate first class V B Bhora at around 1:30 pm amidst tight security by assistant commissioner of police Rajendrasinh Mohite. The case was transferred to the crime branch,and Mohite was appointed the investigating officer.

Pawar told the court that prima facie it looked like an offence of murder. Neither the remand application,nor Pawar specifically mentioned if the police wanted to conduct Manes psychiatric test. The police have got custody of Mane till February 3.

The police have charged Mane under Indian Penal Code sections 381 theft by government servant of property in custody of the master,302 murder,307 attempt to murder,326 voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous means and 324 voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons and for damaging public property.

 

Latest Comment
Post Comment
Read Comments
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement