A Dahanu-based assistant police inspector was arrested by the Vangaon Police in a hit-and-run case on Saturday morning. Sources said that the officer was speeding in his car, and hit a senior citizen couple, who was on their bike.

The police officer has been identified as Suhas H Kharmate. The accident victims Arvind Harishchandra Save, 64, and wife Surekha Arvind Save, 58, are residents of Tarapur in Palghar. While Arvind is out of danger, Surekha is currently in critical condition.