Drink-speed cocktail leads to Park St accident, driver held
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Kolkata: A journalist, Partha Pratim Das, was severely injured in a hit-and-run incident, invloving a speeding luxury car, on Park Street on Sunday afternoon. Das has suffered severe head injuries.
The car that hit Das was driven by Rimanshu Ratania of Salt Lake's Sector I, who was allegedly speeding and driving recklessly in an intoxicated state during a joyride with two of his female friends, onlookers said.
Cops said the accused, charged with attempt to culpable homicide under BNS 110, was arrested. Ratania has been sent to judicial custody till Aug 21 on Monday by a local court.
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The incident took place when Das was returning to his office after a tea break.
Eyewitnesses alleged that Ratania attempted to flee the scene, showing no intention of assisting the bleeding victim.
Some bystanders prevented Ratania from escaping and alerted the Park Street police. Cops have also seized the vehicle. Das was initially taken to a local private hospital by the police, but the facility was not equipped to handle his critical condition. Later, officer-in-charge of Park Street PS, Bappaditya Naskar, arranged for Das to be transferred to the trauma care unit at SSKM Hospital.
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The journalist's condition remains critical at SSKM.
He is under close observation in the trauma care unit. Cops have started collecting CCTV footage of the incident. The accused, however, denied being drunk at the wheel. He claimed that his friends were teasing him and pulled his hand, leading to the accident.
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