07 July,2024 05:36 PM IST | Mumbai | Apoorva Agashe
The car that crashed into the bike of the of victim. Pic/Ashish Raje
The Worli Police in Mumbai on Sunday arrested a Shiv Sena leader and his driver in connection with the Mumbai hit and run case that killed a woman and injured her husband, an official said.
A senior leader of the Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena was arrested in the matter, sources said.
The Worli Police arrested Rajesh Shah, a leader of the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena. He is a senior politician from Palghar district in Maharashtra. The police has also arrested his driver Rajrishi Bidawat in the case, an official said.
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The woman, identified as Kaveri Nakhwa (45), was travelling with her husband Pradip on the arterial Annie Besant Road when the luxury car driver lost control at around 5:30 am and hit their bike, a police official said.
A speeding BMW had on Sunday morning hit their bike in Worli area.
According to the police, the woman was rushed to civic-run Nair Hospital where doctors declared her dead on arrival. Her husband was injured in the incident. They were on their way home in Worli Koliwada from Sassoon Dock in Colaba when the accident took place.
Earlier in the day, Maharashtra CM Shinde had said that the law was equal for everyone and no would be spared.