Shinde Sena leader’s son admits he was driving car that crashed and killed woman in Mumbai

Mihir Shah, the main accused in a hit-and-run case in Mumbai, has admitted to the police he was driving the vehicle that crashed into a two-wheeler and killed a woman, reported Hindustan Times on Thursday.

Arrested on Tuesday, Mihir Shah is the son of Rajesh Shah, a functionary of the Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena faction.

The crash took place in the Worli area of Mumbai on Sunday morning. The victim, identified as Kaveri Nakhwa, was a resident of Worli Koliwada. After the crash, she was dragged on the bonnet of the car for nearly two km.

Mihir Shah is suspected to have been drunk at the time of the crash. However, he has so far evaded questions about it from the police, Hindustan Times reported.

He told the police that he fled the spot due to fear of public fury, the newspaper reported. His family members said that they had left their homes for the same reason.

The Maharashtra Police had arrested Rajesh Shah on the day of the crash for allegedly failing to cooperate with the investigation. He had allegedly asked his son to flee and instructed the family driver, Rajrishi Rajendrasingh Bidawat, to take the wheel.

Bidawat was also arrested on Sunday and was remanded to police custody for a day on Monday.

The police had registered a case of culpable...

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