Tathya Patel, who crushed to death nine persons in the wee hours on Thursday in Ahmedabad, has been remanded to police custody till July 24.
Tathya Patel (20), along with his father Pragnesh, were presented in the local court by the police late evening on Friday. His father Pragnesh was sent to judicial custody. The police said that they had not got enough time to interrogate Tathya.
The horrific accident in which about 10 persons also suffered grievous injuries has witnessed public outrage over social media. The Gujarat Government had announced a compensation of Rs 4 lakh to the kin of those killed and Rs 50,000 to those injured.
Mahendra Patel, an uncle of one of the victims, demanded that Tathya should be hanged to death to set an example and this would prevent others from indulging in such actions.
The accident occurred on the ISKCON flyover in the SG highway that connects Ahmedabad with the state capital Gandhinagar. Tathya was overspeeding and the youngsters, including girls, were apparently returning home after visiting a cafe.
He ran over people who were witnessing/helping in the rescue operation of another accident. Among those killed include a police constable and a home guard. There were heart-wrenching scenes at the last rites of the victims.
Late on Thursday evening, the police took Tathya to the accident site to recreate the scene.