Mumbai: Police arrest Shinde Sena leader whose son allegedly killed woman in car crash
The police have also issued a lookout circular for the Shiv Sena leader’s 24-year-old son, who is reportedly absconding.
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The Maharashtra Police has arrested Rajesh Shah, a senior leader of the Shiv Sena faction led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, for non-cooperation after his 24-year-old son, Mihir Shah, allegedly crashed his BMW car into a bike on Sunday, leading to the death of a woman in Mumbai’s Worli area, NDTV reported.
The police have also arrested their family driver, Rajendrasingh Bisawat, who was allegedly present in the car at the time of the accident.
Mihir Shah, who is suspected to have been inebriated at the time of the accident, is reportedly absconding. The police have issued a lookout circular for him, fearing that he may try to flee the country to avoid being arrested, reported The Indian Express.
Once such a circular is issued, a suspect is halted at immigration if they try to leave the country through an airport or port.
The victim, identified as Kaveri Nakhwa, was a resident of Worli Koliwada, a fishing village at the edges of the upscale South Mumbai neighbourhood. After the crash, she was dragged on the bonnet of the car for around 100 metres.
The victim’s husband Pradeep Nakhava, who also sustained injuries, is in hospital.
The police have registered a case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, rash driving and destruction of evidence, among others, under sections of the...
