Mumbai hit and run case: Key accused Mihir Shah sent to police custody till July 16

A Mumbai court on Wednesday remanded Mihir Shah the prime accused in the BMW hitandrun case that killed a woman in police custody till July 16Shah 24 was arrested on Tuesday two days after being on the run He allegedly rammed his BMW car into a twowheeler killing a woman and leaving her husband injuredOn Wednesday he was produced before chief metropolitan magistrate Sewri court S P Bhosale who sent him to police custody reported PTIDuring the hearing the police told the court it was a cruel heartless crime They said the accused should be given maximum custody as they need to probe who helped him escape and also since the cars number plate is yet to be recoveredMihir was allegedly driving the BMW car which fatally knocked down Kaveri Nakhwa 45 and injured her husband Pradeep The couple was hit while they were on their twowheeler in Mumbais Worli area Sunday morningAccording to the police Kaveri Nakhwa was dragged for around 15 km by the speeding car before Mihir pulled it over He swapped seats with his driver Rajrishi Bidawat and fled in another vehicle reported PTI The driver allegedly ran over her while reversing the BMWMeanwhile the accuseds father Rajesh Shah was expelled from the Eknath Shindeled Shiv Sena on Wednesday Earlier in the week he was arrested by the police Rajesh Shah who is currently out on bail was sacked from the post of the deputy leader of the Shiv SenaDriver Bidawat who was sitting in the car and allegedly swapped drivers seat with Mihir is already in police custody till July 11 reported PTIAdditionally a portion of the ViceGlobal Tapas Bar was demolished on Wednesday by the BMC The bar had served alcohol to the underage minor hours before the accident took placeMumbai hit and run case Aaditya Thackeray seeks bulldozer justice in matter meets victims kinThe Uddhav Thackerayled Shiv Sena UBT leader and Worli MLA Aaditya Thackeray on Wednesday demanded bulldozer justice in the fatal Mumbai hit and run case in which the son of CM Shindeled Shiv Sena leader Rajesh Shah is an accused reported the PTIAaditya Thackeray sought to know why a bulldozer is not being run on the house of Mihir Shah the son of Rajesh Shah as a punitive action in the caseThe regime which believes in bulldozer justice must run bulldozer on his house I would like to see bulldozer justice coming on to Mihir Rajesh Shahs house said Aaditya Thackeray as per the PTIBulldozer justice refers to demolition of properties of individuals accused of involvement in serious crimes using the powerful motorized machines even before they are pronounced guilty by courts Several such punitive actions against accused have been reported from BJPruled states like Madhya Pradesh and Uttar PradeshAaditya Thackeray stated that the BMW hitandrun case in which Mihir Shah has been charged with culpable homicide must be treated as murder and dealt with accordinglyThis case should not be treated as a hitandrun incident This is a case of murder and we demand that it should be treated like that Aaditya Thackeray had on Tuesday said according to the PTIEarlier in the day Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde who heads the Shiv Sena announced Rs 10 lakh aid for the deceased womans familyThe Shiv Sena has sacked Rajesh Shah who hails from adjoining Palghar district as its deputy leaderMihir Shah was arrested on Tuesday nearly three days after the crash and is currently in police custody till July 16