The Kolkata police vehicle, whose registration certificate (RC) expired almost a year ago, fatally hit the motorcycle riders on Tuesday (September 3, 2025) in the Bamanghata district in the West Bengal South 24 Parganas.
The police vehicle was part of the Saokata Molly convoy, the Trinamool Congress MLA from Canning Purb and the Mohammad Tajuddin motorcycle rider, who was a resident of Kareya in the city, succumbed to a state hospital injury.
According to reports, there was a collision and the police vehicle and motorbike were damaged in the accident.
The police vehicle, which was a pilot vehicle of the MLA, was registered on August 19, 2009 and the certificate of registration and fitness vehicles were valid for 15 years until August 2024.
The accident raised questions about how police vehicles could raise the rules. Members of civil society raised questions about how many police vehicles with a registration certificate have expired, on the streets of Calcata they represent a risk to people and vehicles on the streets.
The victim’s mother raised questions about how old police vehicles were allowed on the roads.
The development of Kolkata’s police arrested the Indian Army truck for a “ruthless ride” on the same day. The driver of the army vehicle, who turned sharply near the writer building as the police commissioner Kolkata Manoj Kumar Verma was going through the police.
Mr. Mollah called the accident unfortunate and said he would meet the police commissioner in Calcutta and urges him that vehicles that are old and expired should not engage in a convoy.
While police officials in Calcutta did not comment on the vehicle registration certificate, the higher official said the investigation was initiated and the local police station is investigating the accident. The police also look at the CCTV accident shots.
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Published – 4 September 2025 01:19 IS
