Two people arrested in Worli hit-and-run case

MUMBAI: The police have arrested Rajendra Singh Bidawat and the father of the main accused, Rajesh Shah, for their alleged involvement in the Worli hit-and-run case that took place on Sunday (July 7). Both were taken to Worli police station after their medical examination.

This comes after a BMW car hit a bike in Mumbai’s Worli area on Sunday, resulting in the death of a woman travelling with her husband. Meanwhile, the main accused in the Worli hit-and-run case, Mihir Shah, has been absconding since the incident, and the police have formed a total of six teams to nab the accused.

#UPDATE | Mumbai | Worli hit and run case: Worli Police have arrested Rajendra Singh Bidawat who was present inside the car and the father of the person, Rajesh Shah. Mihir Shah is absconding, 6 Police teams have been formed to find him: Worli Police

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Police arrested Rajesh Shah, the father of the main accused Mihir Shah, and another person, Raj Rishi Rajendra Singh Vidawat, in this case. Both will be presented in court on Monday. According to sources, it is said that both the accused have been arrested for not cooperating with the police and under other sections.

The deceased woman has been identified as Kaveri Nakhwa (45), a resident of Worli Koliwada. The deceased’s husband sustained injuries and is undergoing treatment at a hospital.

On Sunday, Worli police said that they had confiscated the car from the Bandra region. “Worli police recovered and confiscated the BMW car from the Bandra area of Mumbai”, the police said.

#WATCH | Worli police recovered and confiscated the BMW car from the Bandra area of ​​Mumbai. The police have registered a case against two people who were present in the car.

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A statement from the Mumbai police said that a BMW car ran over two people riding a bike. It said, “The woman died in this incident and the other person was injured. This incident took place at 5:30 am (on Sunday morning) when the couple riding on a bike were passing in front of Atria Mall in Worli”.

The police emphasised that the luxury car belonged to the leader of a political party based in Maharashtra’s Palghar.”The luxury car belongs to a leader of a political party based in Palghar and his son was sitting in the car with the driver”, said the police.

Meanwhile, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday assured that strict action would be taken against the culprits behind the hit-and-run case. “The Mumbai hit-and-run case that has happened is very unfortunate. I had a conversation with the police. Whoever is guilty, action will be taken against them…We treat everyone equally. Whatever happens will be legal,” CM Shinde said while speaking to the media.

Also, Aaditya Thackeray took to his official X handle and posted about the hit-and-run case. He said, “Visited the Worli police station today and met with senior police officers investigating into the hit-and-run case that occurred in Worli today”.

He added, “I will not go into the political leanings of Shah, the accused of the hit-and-run, but I hope the police will act swiftly to catch the accused and bring him to justice. Hopefully, there will be no political refuge by the regime”.

Thackeray also said that MLC Sunil Shinde and he met Nakwa, the husband of the victim. “We promised him that we would do everything to bring the accused to justice”. (ANI)