Mumbai: Shiv Sena leader’s son arrested two days after allegedly killing woman in car crash

The Mumbai Police on Tuesday arrested Mihir Shah, son of Shiv Sena leader Rajesh Shah, for allegedly crashing his BMW car into a two-wheeler and killing a woman, NDTV reported.

Mihir Shah was arrested from an apartment in Virar, around 65 km from Mumbai, according to the news channel.

His mother and two sisters were also taken into custody. The police believe that they had helped Mihir Shah evade arrest for more than two days, NDTV reported.

The crash took place in the Worli area of Mumbai on Sunday morning. Mihir Shah, who is suspected to have been drunk at the time of the accident, was absconding. The police had issued a lookout circular for him to prevent him from fleeing the country.

Once such a circular is issued, a suspect is stopped at immigration if they try to leave the country through an airport or port.

Mihir Shah’s arrest came a day after his father, a senior leader of the Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena faction, was granted bail.

Rajesh Shah was arrested on Sunday for allegedly failing to cooperate with the investigation. The Shiv Sena leader had allegedly asked his son to flee from the site and instructed the family driver, Rajrishi Rajendrasingh Bidawat, to take the wheel.

Bidawat was also arrested on Sunday and was remanded...

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