Gurugram, Sept. 25 -- The 26-year-old son of an assistant commissioner of police (ACP) was behind the wheel of the Mahindra Thar that ran over and killed a property dealer during a road rage incident in Faridabad's Sector 12 early Monday, police confirmed on Wednesday. The SUV was registered in the name of ACP (Sarai) Rajesh Kumar Lohan. The accused, Himanshu Kumar, was arrested late Tuesday along with his two friends - Nishant Sehrawat, 27, and Keshav Chaudhary, 30. The trio was produced before a court on Wednesday and remanded to 14-day judicial custody. "It has become clear that Himanshu was the one driving the Mahindra Thar, and Nishant was seated beside him when the incident took place at 1.30am on Monday. Keshav was in the rear seat of the Thar when they ran over Manoj in an attempt to flee, resulting in his death. No liquor bottles or illicit substances were found in the car," said Yashpal Yadav, public relations officer of Faridabad police. According to police, the incident stemmed from a confrontation over rash driving. Manoj Kumar, 42, a property dealer, and his friends were waiting in Sector 9, while two associates, Navdeep Singh and Aman Kumar, rode to Sector 12 to fetch food. There they encountered the Thar performing stunts and narrowly escaping collision with their motorcycle. After a heated argument, the Thar sped away. Navdeep and Aman alerted their friends, who later traced the vehicle near a convention centre. When Manoj and his companions stepped out of their car, the Thar ran over him and fled, police said. Police initially booked the case under Section 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), based on a complaint from Manoj's brother, Vicky Kumar. Following protests by the family, the charge was upgraded to Section 103(1) (murder), but investigators later reverted to Section 105, adding Sections 3(4) (common intention) and 54 (abettor present when an offence is committed). On Tuesday, DCP (Central) Usha Devi confirmed the murder charge which was based on the complaint of victim's family. To be sure, section 105 under BNS may carry life imprisonment if intent to kill is proven, or five to 10 years with a fine otherwise, with no bail provision. Section 103(1) attracts the death penalty or a life term with a fine. Blood samples of the trio have been collected for forensic tests, police said. Manoj's brother, alleged a cover-up: "The Thar occupants were drunk. Police were initially supportive but later turned hostile when they realised the Thar was on ACP and his son was driving it." Police said Nishant and Himanshu are law graduates, while Keshav is pursuing a PhD....