Hours Before BMW Crash, Sena Leader’s Son Was Drinking At A Bar, Bill Emerges
Mihir Shah, son of Shiv Sena leader Rajesh Shah and the main accused in the BMW hit-and-run in Mumbai that killed a woman, remains missing and six police teams are looking for him. Amid investigations, a liquor bill of ₹ 18,730 has emerged from a bar in Juhu where the 24-year-old was seen shortly before the crash.
Mihir Shah’s father and his driver have been arrested for allegedly helping him escape after the crash.
The incident comes months after a similar case in Pune, in which a speeding Porsche driven by a minor left two 24-year-old engineers dead in Pune.
According to the investigation so far, Mihir Shah drank at a bar in Juhu till late Saturday night and his driver picked him up in the BMW car. At Worli, the politician’s son allegedly insisted on driving and took over from the driver. Kaveri Nakhava and her husband Pradeep Nakhava, Koliwada residents who sold fish for a living, were on their way back from Sassoon Dock when the BMW crashed into their scooter. Kaveri Nakhawa was run over and dragged by the BMW as it fled the scene. She was rushed to a hospital, where doctors declared her dead.
A case has been registered under new criminal laws under sections relating to culpable homicide not amounting to murder, rash driving and destruction of evidence, among others. The Motor Vehicles Act has also been invoked.
The vehicle is registered in Mihir Shah’s name.
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According to the investigation so far, Mihir Shah drank at a bar in Juhu till late Saturday night and his driver picked him up in the BMW car. At Worli, the politician’s son allegedly insisted on driving and took over from the driver. Kaveri Nakhava and her husband Pradeep Nakhava, Koliwada residents who sold fish for a living, were on their way back from Sassoon Dock when the BMW crashe