Mumbai:
Amid a seek for the son of a Shiv Sena chief over a deadly BMW crash in Mumbai yesterday, CCTV footage exhibiting the important thing accused has gone viral.
The video exhibits Mihir Shah leaving a pub in a Mercedes automotive with 4 of his buddies. The cops stated he modified the automotive later and was driving the BMW whereas his driver was within the passenger seat.
The dashing BMW hit a scooter in Worli early Sunday morning, killing a girl who was driving pillion along with her husband, police stated. Mihir was allegedly drunk at the moment.
His father, Rajesh Shah – a frontrunner of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s occasion in Palghar, and the BMW’s driver Rajrishi Bidawat have been arrested final night for not cooperating with the cops. The BMW was registered in Rajesh Shah’s identify.
Mihir stays elusive with cops suspecting that his girlfriend might have helped cover him. They’re questioning her too.
The sufferer was recognized as Kaveri Nakhwa, 45, who was travelling to Worli Koliwada from Mazagaon Docks along with her husband, Pradip, when their scooter met with the accident.
The 2 have been thrown within the air and crashed on the bonnet of the automotive. Whereas Pradip managed to leap off the bonnet, the automotive dragged his spouse about 100 metres in an try to flee. She was rushed to a hospital however was declared introduced lifeless.
Mihir and the motive force fled the scene and deserted the automotive at Kala Nagar, Bandra East earlier than parting methods in separate autos, police stated. The motive force who went to Borivali was arrested within the night whereas 4 police groups are nonetheless on the lookout for Mihir.
In response to police sources, the accused drank at a bar in Juhu the night time earlier than the crash and went for an extended drive after that. As they reached Worli, Mihir insisted on driving and the accident occurred quickly after he took the wheels.
Cops have filed a case beneath the brand new prison code, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, for culpable murder not amounting to homicide, rash driving, and destruction of proof, and in addition invoked provisions of the Motor Automobiles Act.
Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde has assured motion and stated everyone seems to be equal earlier than the regulation.
The incident comes months after the same hit-and-run case involving a Porsche automotive and the minor son of an influential realtor left two younger engineers lifeless in Pune. The boy was discovered drunk on the time of the incident. His dad and mom and grandfather have been arrested for allegedly making an attempt to destroy proof.