Shiv Sena Leader Arrested After BMW Driving Son Kills Mumbai Woman

Mumbai: Mihir Shah, the 24-year-old son of a senior leader of the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, hit a scooter in Mumbai’s Worli on Sunday morning with his speeding BMW, leading to a woman’s death. It is suspected that Mihir Shah, who is absconding after the accident, was drunk at the time of the incident. His blood test report is awaited.

Father of the accused, Rajesh Shah is the deputy leader of the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra’s Palghar district. The politician and his driver, Rajendra Singh Bijawat, were arrested on Sunday evening for not cooperating with the police, among other charges.

A case has been registered under the new criminal code Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita under sections relating to culpable homicide not amounting to murder, rash driving and destruction of evidence, among others. Provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act have also been invoked.

According to the police, the Sena leader’s son and their driver were in the luxury car at the time of the accident. Mihir Shah drank at a bar in Juhu before the accident.

The speeding BMW driven by the son of the Sena leader hit a scooter on which Kaveri Nakva and her husband Pradik Nakva, a fish-seller couple were travelling. The two were thrown into the air and crashed on the bonnet of the SUV. As the car kept speeding, Kaveri Nakva was run over.

In a similar incident, drunk-driving left two 24-year-old engineers dead in Pune. The minor accused in the Pune crash was speeding a Porsche car after a round of drinking.