Aruka River boat crash suspects released on station bail

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The two persons who were taken into police custody for the boating accident on the Aruka River, which resulted in the death of two young children, have been released, while the family of the deceased is pleading for the investigation to be completed quickly.

Commander of ‘F’ Division Rabindranauth Budhram told Stabroek News yesterday that the two prime suspects were released on station bail, pending the completion of the investigation. He also stated that the police have now started to compile the file for the Director of Public Prosecutors as they were awaiting the results of the post-mortem examinations.