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LUCKNOW: The truck that hit the car of Unnao rape survivor had a clean and clear number plate when it crossed the toll plaza at Lalganj in Rae Bareli, about 20km from the crash site in Gurbakshganj police station area hours before the accident.

CCTV footage of the toll plaza shows the truck entering around 5.20am on July 28, while the accident took place around 12.40pm. The footage shows that the number plate of the truck was clean and the registration number was clearly visible. However, when the accident took place, the number plate was found smeared with grease.

Local police had claimed that truck owner Devendra Singh told them that the number plate was deliberately smudged to evade the financier’s staff since he had defaulted on loan instalments. “Prima facie, it appears that the truck driver smeared the number plate with grease after passing through the toll plaza,” Rae Bareli SP Sushil Kumar Singh told TOI.

The truck delivered a sand consignment at a construction material outlet at Sohrab in Rajghat area about 30km away before it headed for Fatehpur. “The driver might have put grease on the plate while returning to Fatehpur. The driver and cleaner have already been arrested. Now, the case is with Central Bureau of Investigation, they will uncover the truth,” Singh added.



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