ACP's son driving Thar that killed man: Cops

The 26-year-old son of an assistant commissioner of police (ACP) was behind the wheel of the Mahindra Thar that ran over and killed a property dealer during a road rage incident in Faridabad's Sector 12 early Monday, police confirmed on Wednesday.

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The SUV was registered in the name of ACP (Sarai) Rajesh Kumar Lohan. The accused, Himanshu Kumar, was arrested late Tuesday along with his two friends Nishant Sehrawat, 27, and Keshav Chaudhary, 30. The trio was produced before a court on Wednesday and remanded to 14-day judicial custody.

"It has become clear that Himanshu was the one driving the Mahindra Thar, and Nishant was seated beside him when the incident took place at 1.30am on Monday. Keshav was in the rear seat of the Thar when they ran over Manoj in an attempt to flee, resulting in his death. No liquor bottles or illicit substances were found in the car," said Yashpal Yadav, public relations officer of Faridabad police.