Identified as Alnoor Ahamad Surani, the accused is a first-year student of a Bandra-based college and the son of a developer. Surani and his friend, who had given him the beacon, were driving around in the night in a luxury car belonging to Surani’s father.

The Oshiwara police were holding a nakabandi at Yamuna Nagar area in Lokhandwala to catch hold of a chain snatcher. Senior police inspector Dilip Rupwate of Oshiwara police saw the rashly driven car with the beacon light approaching around 8.30 pm. He grew suspicious and stopped the duo.