Mumbai BMW hit-and-run case update: Mihir Shah, the prime accused in the BMW hit-and-run case, was inebriated at the time his luxury car crashed into a scooter on Dr Annie Besant Road, according to Investigating officers from Worli police station. The 23-year-old consumed large amounts of alcohol in two phases before the incident, HT reported. The accident resulted in the death of a pillion rider and injured the scooterist.
On Thursday, an officer involved in the investigation stated that on Saturday night, Mihir and three of his friends ordered 12 large pegs of Jack Daniels at Vice-Global Tapas Bar on Juhu-Tara Road. While three of them consumed four pegs each, one opted for Red Bull, resulting in a total bill of ₹ 18,730. Since one of the friends was a regular customer at the bar and is 32 years old, "liquor was served to all.
" The legal age to consume alcohol in Maharashtra is 25. Later, the accused dropped his friends home in his Mercedes. On reaching his home in Borivali, he decided to take his BMW to Marine Drive with his driver, Rajrishi Bidawat.
On the way, they purchased four 500 ml cans of Budweiser Magnum and drank all along the way. “We have recorded the statement of Rajiv Shah, the waiter at the bar, who gave them the beer cans,” HT quoted a police officer as saying. The police officer said Mihir Shah expressed remorse while confessing that he was drunk “while driving the vehicle when the accident took place.
” The officer added, "He said he did not real.