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Police investigate drugs and illegal racing in fatal Nedumbassery crash
A crash in Nedumbassery, near Kochi, killed three students on October 11.
Police say 19-year-old Suhail Sajeev was driving and are investigating suspected drunk driving.
They are also checking whether he had taken drugs or was racing when the crash happened.
Suhail and three passengers have been arrested; police allege the passengers let him drive at high speed while intoxicated.
Investigators plan to examine the car’s data recorder for its speed and braking, while chemical tests on biological samples are pending.
The evidence could help establish how the crash happened, and police say they will seek court approval to question Suhail in custody.
Police in Nedumbassery are investigating whether drugs and illegal racing were factors in a crash that killed three students.
The crash happened on October 11 in Nedumbassery, Kochi.
The driver, 19-year-old Suhail Sajeev, is suspected of driving while heavily drunk; police are also examining whether he used narcotics.
Three passengers have been arrested alongside Suhail, and police say they are investigating whether the passengers allowed him to drive at high speed while intoxicated.
Investigators plan to retrieve the car’s Event Data Recorder information and are awaiting chemical examination of biological samples.
- Who
- Three students were killed. Police are investigating driver Suhail Sajeev and three passengers who were arrested.
- What
- A crash killed three students. Police are probing suspected drunk and drug-impaired driving and possible illegal racing.
- When
- October 11. The police investigation was reported on October 13, 2026.
- Where
- Nedumbassery, Kochi.
- Why
- The crash’s cause is under investigation, including whether intoxication or illegal racing contributed.
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Suhail Sajeev and Ninav visited multiple bars, according to the remand report.
A crash in Nedumbassery killed three students.
The Hindu reported that police were investigating possible drug use and illegal racing.
- Fatalities
- Three students
- Crash location
- Nedumbassery, Kochi
- Crash date
- October 11
- Driver
- Suhail Sajeev, 19
- Arrested passengers
- Ninav, 19; Ameen Sha, 20; Joel S. Anto, 20
- Investigative evidence
- Event Data Recorder data and biological samples are being examined
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