Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 4 (ANI): The Maharashtra Police have filed a chargesheet in the hit-and-run accident case that occurred in Worli, Mumbai, on Friday, according to the authorities. The police have located the eyewitness, a taxi driver, whose testimony will be recorded before the Metropolitan Magistrate. Also Read | RG Kar Hospital 'Financial Irregularities' Case: CBI Arrests TMC Student Wing Leader Ashish Pandey From Kolkata.
So far, statements from 38 witnesses have been recorded in the case. The police have included circumstantial evidence suggesting the main accused, Mihir Shah, had consumed alcohol, despite his medical report returning negative. The chargesheet runs to 716 pages.
Based on the circumstantial evidence that Shah was intoxicated at the time of the incident, the police have invoked Section 185 of the Motor Vehicles Act. Also Read | Classical Languages List Expansion: 'Thank You Very Much', Say Maharashtra Political Parties After Marathi Accorded Classical Status. Police officials confirmed that, along with the accident vehicle's registration, the driving licences of the accused, Mihir Shah and Rajrishi Bidawat, have been cancelled.
Shah was arrested on July 9 for allegedly hitting a couple on a two-wheeler, resulting in the death of 45-year-old Kaveri Nakhwa in the early hours of July 7. Her husband, Pradeep Liladhar Nakhwa, sustained injuries in the crash. Earlier, police had stated that Shah admitted to driving the luxury car under the in.
