Nedumbassery accident: Police arrest two more students, Excise book three bars for serving underage customers
Police have arrested two additional students in connection with a fatal car accident in Nedumbassery, while the Excise Department has booked three bars for serving alcohol to underage customers. The incident involved a luxury car driven by an allegedly intoxicated 19-year-old.
Why it matters
The incident highlights issues regarding underage drinking and road safety, prompting regulatory action against local establishments for violating liquor laws.
The Nedumbassery police have arrested two more people in connection with the road accident in which three youth were killed on Sunday (October 11, 2026), even as the Excise Department booked three bars on charges of selling liquor to underage customers leading to the fatal car crash. Ameer and Joel, both from Alappuzha and aged 20, were arrested on Monday (October 12, 2026), the police said.
They were alleged co-passengers of Suhail Sajeev, a 19-year-old student from Kakkanad in Ernakulam, who was allegedly behind the wheels of the luxury car which rammed a scooter, killing three youths, including two women, near Nedumbassery in the wee hours of Sunday (October 11, 2026).
Sajeev and another co-passenger, Ninav, 19, of Alappuzha, were arrested on Sunday (October 11, 2026). All the four accused are college students, the police said.
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