Angamaly magistrate refuses bail to four in the Nedumbassery car crash that killed three
18 October 2026
Judicial First Class Magistrate Samyuktha M.K. at Angamaly dismissed the bail pleas of four persons in the car crash on the Athani-Airport Road at Nedumbassery.
The crash took place on 11 October near the Kochi airport, when a Mini Cooper driven by 19-year-old Suhail Sajeev hit a scooter carrying three young people; two died at the spot and the third died later.
The case was registered by the Nedumbassery Airport Police Station, and the four were remanded to 14 days of judicial custody on 14 October.
The prosecution invoked Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which deals with culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
The court heard the bail pleas on 16 October and dismissed them on 17 October.
In plain words
BNS Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita — The criminal code that replaced the Indian Penal Code.
JFCM Judicial First Class Magistrate — A magistrate who tries less serious criminal cases.