The speeding BMW that hit a scooter in Worli, Mumbai, this morning, which lead to a woman’s death, was being driven by Mihir Shah, the 24-year-old son of a senior leader of the Eknath Shinde- led Shiv Sena, as per the police. The officials have also stated that Mihir, who is currently on the run, was drunk at the time of the incident. His blood report is awaited.
The accused is the son of Rajesh Shah, deputy leader of Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) in Maharashtra’s Palghar district. The politician and his driver are now in police custody. 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.
