MARGAO: The District and Sessions Court on Wednesday heard arguments on the bail applications submitted by Abdulkhadar Kukkangai from Kerala and Mehboob Subani Shaikh from Ponda. These individuals were arrested following the accident where four labourers were crushed to death by a mini-bus while they were sleeping in a roadside shanty at Verna.
The Verna police strongly opposed the bail requests during the court session, emphasising the necessity of keeping the contractor and supervisor in custody for further investigation. Initially, the Judicial Magistrate First Class in Margao had remanded the duo to five days of police custody.
The police have charged four individuals under Sections 279, 336, 338, and 304 of the IPC and Section 185 of the Motor Vehicles Act. Three of these suspects have been arrested, while the fourth remains at large. Sources indicate that a team of Verna police officers travelled to Kerala but were unable to locate the fourth accused.
