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TMC’s Kunal Ghosh raises questions on Thakurpukur crash, demands arrest of other occupant in car

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TMC’s Kunal Ghosh raises questions on Thakurpukur crash, demands arrest of other occupant in car

Days after a vegetable vendor was killed and several others injured after a car crashed into them at a market in Kolkata’s Thakurpukur, Trinamool Congress (TMC) spokesperson Kunal Ghosh raised several questions on the probe into the accident, including why only the car’s driver was arrested and not its other occupants. “Why hasn’t everyone who killed people by driving recklessly and uncontrollably in Thakurpukur been arrested yet? Whoever was driving and whoever was in that drunken and uncivilised car should all be arrested. A normal accident and killing people while driving in a drunk state are not the same,” he said on Wednesday. The TMC leader went on, “Why aren’t the Tollywood revolutionaries out holding candles on the street with ‘We want justice’ placards? Is this because your indust...

1 ‘mowed down’ by car driven by TV director: As Bengali entertainment industry raises questions, police say probe still on

IN THE aftermath of a car crash in Thakurpukur market on Sunday morning, which claimed a life and injured several other persons, a wave of questions and concerns is emerging from Tollywood — or the Bengali entertainment industry — and on social media. A day after a vegetable vendor was mowed down and eight others were injured by a car allegedly driven by TV serial director Siddhant Das, the 35-year-old was sent to police custody till April 10. On Sunday morning around 9 am, the director’s car allegedly veered into a crowded Kolkata market after he reportedly lost control of the wheels on Sunday morning. Sources in the police claimed that Das was allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol, and lost control of his black SUV while travelling from Bakrahat to Gariahat. Story continu...

Kolkata: One killed, eight injured as film director drives through market, arrested

A vegetable vendor has died of his injuries, and eight other people are critically injured, after a film and television director’s car allegedly veered into a crowded Kolkata market after he lost control of the wheel on Sunday morning. At around 9 am in the Thakurpukur area, Siddhant Das, 35, allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol, lost control of his black SUV. The vehicle was travelling from Bakrahat towards Gariahat. Following the crash, enraged residents vandalised the car and physically assaulted Das before police took him into custody. Authorities also detained a woman who was travelling with Das. Police reported that a second woman, who was in the back seat, fled the scene. Upon inspection of the vehicle, police allegedly found four bottles of liquor. An FIR has been filed...