Grant of bail to all accused in accident case stumps investigators
The Hindu
Crime Branch begins interviewing witnesses in hotel party preceding tragedy
The Crime Branch (CB), which on Friday took over the probe into the accident at Chakkaraparambu, is staring at a difficult task with the magistrate court granting bail to all the accused, including the owner of the hotel where the victims had allegedly partied late into the night.
The Crime Branch will now have to rely mostly on witness statements. Additional Commissioner K. P. Philip, who is holding the charge of the District Police Chief (Kochi City), will supervise the investigation.
The accident had claimed three lives, including two promising models, while returning from the hotel in Fort Kochi in the wee hours of November 1.
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