MAPUSA
Three days after a 57-year-old resort owner was killed by a SUV in Vagator, Anjuna Police has said that the accused driver’s licence had expired almost a year back and the vehicle’s insurance had also expired.
According to Anjuna Police, the driver’s licence had expired on October 13, 2022 while the vehicle insurance had lapsed in August this year.
Police have now imposed additional charges “ Section 3 (driving without licence) and Section 196 (vehicle without insurance) of the Motor Vehicle Act against the driver.
“In the course of the investigation we have discovered that the accused was driving without a licence as it had expired a year back. The insurance of the vehicle had also expired around three months back,” said Jivba Dalvi, Mapusa SDPO.
He said relevant sections have been added in the case.
Anjuna Police further informed that the vehicle was registered in some other person’s name even as the accused claimed that he had bought the vehicle from that person.
“If the accused had bought the vehicle then it should have been transferred in his name. We are still trying to confirm the claim,” a police officer informed.
Interestingly, police said that they did not find any mobile phone belonging to the accused when the mishap occurred.
They also did not find it important to seize the driver’s mobile phone.
Meanwhile, Anjuna police said that they were yet to get the alcohol test report of the accused driver.
