Mihir Shah was arrested as we speak.
Mumbai:
The cell phone of a pal of the important thing accused within the Mumbai BMW hit-and-run case led the police to Mihir Shah, who had fled the scene after allegedly operating over a lady along with his luxurious automotive on Sunday. It took the Mumbai Police three days to catch the accused as a result of he, alongside along with his mom and sisters, had switched off their cell phones, sources stated.
The police had been looking for the members of the family utilizing their automotive quantity. The telephone variety of Mihir’s pal was additionally beneath surveillance.
The BMW automotive hit fish-seller couple Pradeep Nakhwa and Kaveri Nakhwa in Worli early on Sunday. The 24-year-old was allegedly behind the wheels on the time whereas his driver, Rajrishi Bidawat, was within the passenger seat. The lady was dragged for almost 1.5 kilometres. Afterward, Shah and Bidawat exchanged seats and mowed her down once more whereas reversing the automotive, police stated. They then sped away and Shah was lacking since then.
In line with the police, he left the BMW close to Kala Nagar in Bandra and went to his girlfriend’s home in Goregaon. The girlfriend knowledgeable his sister concerning the accident after she got here to her home, picked him up and drove to their home in Borivali. From there, the household – his mom (Meena) and two sisters (Puja and Kinjal) – and the pal (Avdeep) left for a resort in Shahpur, almost 70 km from Mumbai.
How Was Mihir Shah Caught?
Final night time, Mihir Shah separated from his household and got here along with his pal to Virar, round 65 km from Mumbai.
This morning, the pal switched on his telephone for quarter-hour and the police bought his location after which arrested Shah.
A complete of 12 individuals, together with Shah’s mom and sisters, had been taken into custody.
Mihir Shah is the son of deputy chief of the Eknath Shinde-led social gathering in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, Rajesh Shah. He allegedly known as his father after the crash who then requested him to flee. Rajesh Shah quickly reached the spot and was planning to tow the BMW however a patrolling group, alerted by Kaveri Nakhwa’s husband, reached the spot and caught him and the driving force, Bidawat.
Rajesh Shah and Bidawat had been produced within the courtroom of Chief Metropolitan Justice of the Peace (Sewree) SP Bhosale yesterday and had been remanded in 14-day judicial and one-day police custody, respectively. Shah was charged for allegedly offering misinformation and destruction of proof.
Rajesh Shah was, nonetheless, granted bail the identical day.
