KAZIRANGA: Police detained Anjir Ali, the owner of the traveller involved in the Rangajan road crash in Kaziranga, as the investigation continued.
Ali is a resident of Panigaon in Nagaon district. Police had launched an inquiry against the vehicle owner after the crash and detained him on the basis of the investigation.
The death toll in the accident rose to 26 after 20-year-old Lakhi Majhi died at Jorhat Medical College Hospital. The deceased included 14 women, 11 men and a child.
Seventeen injured persons remained under treatment at Jorhat Medical College Hospital, with the condition of six stated to be critical.
Police also found that the speed-limiting device, or SLD, had been removed from the traveller before the accident. Golaghat district Superintendent of Police Swapneel Deka informed the chief minister about the matter.
The device limits a vehicle's maximum speed. Police were likely to examine when, why and on whose instructions it was removed from the vehicle.
