Prime accused in Red Road hit-and-run case arrested

Kolkata Police tonight arrested Sambia Sohrab, son of a former RJD MLA, and the prime accused in the Red Road hit-and-run case in which an Air Force officer was killed.
He was arrested at around 11.15 PM from Park Circus 7-point crossing when he was heading towards his in-laws' house, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Debasish Boral said.
Sambia, son of former RJD legislator Mohammed Sohrab, was behind the wheels of the Audi car which mowed down IAF officer Corporal Abhimanyu Gaud during a rehearsal of Republic Day parade here on January 13, the police had said earlier today.
According to an officer of the city police's anti-rowdy section, Sambia was traced by locating his mobile phone's nearby tower position.

"Sambia's phone tower was located near the central part of the city at around 8.30 PM. Police then started following the tower location and finally he was nabbed from Park Circus," Boral said.
Sambia was taken to Lalbazar, the headquarter of Kolkata Police.

Since last night, 15 places were raided by the police in search of Sambia, his brother Ambia and their father, all of whom were absconding since the accident.
"Going by what has emerged from our investigations we
are somewhat sure that it was Sambia who was driving the car that killed Corporal Abhimanyu Gaud, the IAF drill instructor," an officer said.

Sambia was trying to escape to neighbouring states and was constantly changing his hiding places since the accident.
Earlier, an employee of one of the hotels owned by Sohrab in Jorashanko area of the city was called by the police for questioning in connection with Wednesday's mishap and later on arrested.
Police had also detained another person for questioning after the incident but later allowed him to go.
The 21-year-old Corporal was knocked down and killed after being hit by the Audi car during the Republic Day rehearsal parade on the Red Road.
The brand new white Audi broke three guard rails and barged into the parade rehearsal at about 6.30 AM before fatally hitting the IAF officer.