Mumbai: Woman killed as BMW driven by ‘Shiv Sena leader’s son’ hits bike

Mumbai, July 7

In another shocking case of a hit-and-run accident in Maharashtra, a fisherwoman was killed and her husband injured when a BMW car allegedly driven by a Shiv Sena leader’s son, who was reportedly drunk, rammed into their two-wheeler in Mumbai’s Worli early on Sunday and dragged the victims nearly for 100 metres on the car’s bonnet, the police said.

The accident occurred near the Atria Mall around 5.30 am. The victims were identified as Kaveri Nakhwa (45), who fell from the bonnet and succumbed, while her husband Pradip Nakhwa (52) sustained serious injuries. The couple was returning after buying fish from the Sassoon Dock for selling in local markets.

The car was allegedly driven by Mihir Shah, the son of Rajesh Shah, a Palghar leader of the ruling MahaYuti ally Shiv Sena led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

After getting the information about the accident, the Worli police rushed to the spot but Mihir Shah had fled the scene. Rajesh Shah and their driver Rajendra Singh Bidawat were detained for questioning and later arrested.

Mihir (24) had reportedly gone for a late-night party with some friends in the Juhu area and then started for home, but en route, he insisted to the driver that he wanted to drive. He took the wheel of the BMW and minutes later crashed into the scooter on which the Nakhwe couple were riding near Worli.

The police are scouring the CCTV footage of the entire route and also enquiring with morning walkers or joggers in the vicinity at the time of the crash. Shiv Sena-UBT leader Aaditya Thackeray slammed the government and demanded immediate punitive action against the accused youth for the fatal crash. — Agencies