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Ex-Gauhati HC judge’s son surrenders in hit and run case, granted bail

| @indiablooms | Aug 20, 2018, at 07:20 pm

Guwahati, Aug 20 (IBNS): Son of a former judge of Gauhati High Court has surrendered before the police in Guwahati in connection with a hit and run case.

According to the reports, Abinash Sharma, son of a former judge of Gauhati High Court, whose car had allegedly hit and killed a pedestrian on August 14 night surrendered at Jalukbari police station in Guwahati on Sunday night following public uproar over the incident.

On August 14 night, a Wagon-R car driven by Abinash Sharma hit a person named Ganesh Rao at Maligaon area leading to his death

 

But, the Guwahati city police didn’t take any action against the owner of the car.

On Sunday evening, local people of Maligaon area gheraod the Jalukbari police station and demanded the arrest of the murderer of Ganesh Rao, an employee of Indian Railways

Following the public uproar, Guwahati city police issued a summon to Abinash directing him to surrender by Monday.

The Guwahati city police arrested Abinash Sharma, who was granted bail on Monday.

Ponjit Dowarah, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) of Guwahati city police said that, the person was arrested and has been granted bail as it was a bailable case.


(By Hemanta Kumar Nath, Guwahati)

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