Mihir Shah – the principle accused within the Mumbai BMW hit-and-run case – has been arrested, police sources informed NDTV Tuesday night. Shah’s mom and two sisters have additionally been taken into custody.
Police consider the mom and sisters helped Shah – the son of politician Rajesh Shah, a member of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena faction – evade arrest for over 72 hours.
The cops should now resolve if the three girls – arrested from Shahpur – will likely be listed as accused.
The police had shaped a number of groups to catch Mihir Shah, who was finally tracked right down to an residence in Virar, which is round 65 km from Mumbai. He’s being taken to the Worli Police Station.
Mihir Shah was allegedly driving the BMW – after spending Rs 18,730 at a Juhu bar, the place he partied for hours with 4 pals – when it rammed into the two-wheeler at 5.30 am on Sunday.
Shortly earlier than Shah was arrested as we speak the bar – the Vice – International Tapas – was sealed.
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The lady who was killed has been recognized as Kaveri Nakhwa, 45. She was together with her husband, Pradip, who escaped with accidents. The 2 have been reportedly looking for fish to prepare dinner for a household meal.
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Hours earlier police sources informed NDTV they believed Shah, his mom, and his sister had gone underground collectively after the accident, and that the latter two could have helped him disguise.
The daddy – Rajesh Shah – had been arrested on Sunday however launched on bail a day later.
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The one accused nonetheless in jail is Rajrishi Bidawat – the driving force allegedly pressured to present management of the BMW to Mihir Shah. He could have been informed to fake he was driving when the accident occurred.
Bidawat was as we speak despatched to police custody until Thursday.
Worli BMW Crash: What Occurred?
Police sources have revealed a tough sequence of occasions to NDTV.
In response to the cops, on Sunday Mihir Shah left residence for a celebration on the Vice – International Tapas Bar. At the moment he was driving a Mercedes registered to his father. 4 pals accompanied him.
The 5 have been on the bar until 11 pm; NDTV has seen a duplicate of the Rs 18,730 invoice.
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At 1.15 am (on Monday) Mihir Shah drove his pals – within the Mercedes – again residence.
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At 4 am he informed Bidawat to take him for a ‘pleasure trip’ on Marine Drive within the BMW.
At 5 am, after driving up and down Marine Drive, the automotive was turned residence.
Police consider the automotive reached Kalanagar when Shah swapped seats with Bidawat.
If true, this implies Shah was driving the automotive when it hit the bike at 5.30 am.
Girl Dragged For 1.5 Kilometres
Horrific particulars have emerged of the crash, together with CCTV footage that signifies Ms Nakhwa was dragged for 1.5 km after the collision earlier than the BMW was stopped.
The police mentioned the footage additionally indicated Shah then exchanged seats with Bidawat, pulled the lady’s physique out from below the automotive, and left it on the street. The automotive was then pushed away.
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However, in an much more horrific flip of occasions, the driving force reportedly reversed the automotive to run over her physique another time earlier than rushing off and out of the CCTV’s field of regard, the police mentioned.
Bidawat was, due to this fact, “conscious of his actions and helped the opposite accused”, the police informed a courtroom that questioned the culpable murder cost towards the driving force.
“If He Stopped For A Second…”: Husband To NDTV
The husband spoke to NDTV and lamented the shock dying of his spouse.
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“I ran behind the automotive for half a kilometre, however couldn’t discover the physique. I used to be crying, screaming, however he didn’t cease. If he had stopped for a second, nothing would have occurred,” Mr Nakhwa mentioned. Subsequent to him was his daughter with a photograph of her mom.
“No One Will Have Immunity”: Chief Minister
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde expressed alarm on the “rise in hit-and-run incidents in Maharashtra.” He mentioned that the highly effective and influential try to misuse their standing to control the system and such abuse of energy won’t be tolerated by his authorities
He additionally mentioned the responsible won’t be spared.
“Nobody, whether or not wealthy, influential, or the offspring of bureaucrats or ministers, affiliated with any social gathering, can have immunity so long as I’m the Chief Minister of the State. I’ve zero tolerance for injustice,” Shinde mentioned in a submit on X.
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