From Our Correspondent
Williamnagar, Jan 20: Ruchir C Marak, the son of former minister and current Congress candidate from Williamnagar, Deborah Marak, was allegedly involved in an accident, which led to the death of a motorist in the town of Williamnagar in East Garo Hills.
Marak was arrested and later bailed after he surrendered to the police, a day after the incident on January 17.
As per the incident report, the incident occurred at around 9:20 pm near Williamnagar Super Market when one white vehicle hit the scooty (ML 13-0139) of the victim, Sengsrang Marak, following which the vehicle and its occupant(s) fled the scene.
Following the accident, the victim suffered serious injuries and was rushed to the Williamnagar Civil Hospital. However, he succumbed to his injuries later.
The next day, Ruchir surrendered himself to the police at the Williamnagar Police Station and was arrested at about 4:30 pm on January 18.
“He had been sent for medical examination and based on his leading the vehicle bearing registration ML05N-2324, which was involved in the accident was also recovered from the Rongonggre area. It was duly seized. He was later released on bail as the accident cases are bailable,” informed East Garo Hills Superintendent of Police Abraham T Sangma.
A suo motu case has been registered by police.
