Dy Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis’s wife meets family of Worli hit-and-run case deceased

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 29 (ANI): Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’s wife, Amruta Fadnavis, met the Nakhwa family on Monday, the victims of the Worli hit-and-run case in Mumbai.

In the tragic incident of the Worli hit-and-run case, a couple was returning home after buying fish, when the scooter they were riding on was hit by the luxury car, in which both the man and woman sustained injuries, after which Kaveri Nakhwa died during treatment.

Amruta Fadnavis had a conversation with the deceased Kaveri Nakhwa’s husband, Pradeep Nakhwa and his children, Amruta Nakhwa and Yash Nakhwa, and extended her unwavering support to them.

She further assured that the best possible assistance would be provided to the family, ensuring they received the care and hope they needed.

Earlier on July 16, Mihir Shah, the accused in the high-profile Worli hit-and-run case, was presented before the Sewri court for further remand proceedings.

Police had sought further police custody for the accused but the court refused the demand. Mihir Shah has been sent to judicial custody for 14 days, until July 30.

According to the police, during the investigation, Shah refused to answer critical questions about his actions and whereabouts after the crime.

He has not disclosed why he fled the scene, where he disposed of his car’s number plate, or the identities of those who allegedly harboured him while he was on the run.

The police’s request for further remand was objected to by the defence lawyer, who said that it’s been 7 days since he was in custody and had already told the police whatever he had to say. Now the police are trying to seek custody on almost similar grounds, which were mentioned in the first remand application.

Also, three sections of the Motor Vehicle Act are added to the original FIR of Worli’s hit-and-run case for Mihir Shah’s car: blackened glass, PUC of the vehicle had expired and the insurance of the car had also expired.

The defence lawyer also emphasised that 27 witnesses have already recorded their statements in the case, including the barber who shaved the beard of the accused when he was on the run so there is nothing left based on which police should seek custody.

The police emphasised that obtaining this information is crucial for the ongoing investigation and requested that the court extend Shah’s police custody to facilitate further questioning.

Meanwhile, the Mumbai Police, during its investigation into the Shiv Sena leader’s son, hit-and-run case, stated that the accused had consumed an excessive amount of alcohol at two different places on the night of the incident.

According to the Mumbai police, “During the investigation, it was found that the arrested accused, Mihir Shah, consumed alcohol before the incidents. He consumed alcohol at two different places on the night of the incident.”

“The probe revealed that after drinking alcohol at Vice Global Tapas Bar located in the Juhu area, accused Mihir Shah drank alcohol at another place between Malad and Borivali,” the police said.

“The interrogation with Rajrishi Rajendra Singh Bidawat, the accused driver, also revealed that these people had come to visit Marine Drive since the day of the incident fell on a Sunday,” said police.

Earlier on Wednesday, a Mumbai court sent Mihir Shah to police custody until July 16.

Mihir Shah was arrested in Virar on Tuesday. He was brought to Sewri Court in Mumbai on Wednesday. Shah had been absconding after the car he was allegedly driving hit a scooter on Dr Annie Besant Road in Worli on Sunday, July 7.

Fourteen teams were formed by Mumbai Police to nab him. Police arrested Rajrishi Singh Bidawat and Mihir’s father, Rajesh Shah, for their alleged involvement in the case.

According to Mumbai police, the 45-year-old victim was a resident of Worli Koliwada. Her husband was riding the scooter while she was riding the pillion. The husband also sustained injuries in the incident.

“The couple was returning home after buying fish when the scooter they were riding on was hit by the luxury car. Both of them sustained injuries, and the woman died during treatment,” police added. Police also said that the luxury car belonged to a leader of a political party based in Maharashtra’s Palghar. (