Thane run-over case: Trio who assaulted influencer get bail

After their arrest by the Thane police on Sunday, Ashwajit Gaikwad, son of Anilkumar Gaikwad, managing director of MSRDC, and his companions Romil Patil and Sagar Shelke, were released on bail on Monday in the assault case of social media influencer Priya Singh. Ashwajit and his friends allegedly assaulted Singh and ran Ashwajit's SUV over her in Thane on December 11.

The trio appeared before a Thane court on Monday and was remanded to judicial custody for 14 days. They were subsequently granted bail by First Class Judicial Magistrate PS Dhumal after their lawyer Baba Sheikh moved an application. They posted a bail bond of R15,000 each. Sheikh said in the plea, "All sections in the case are bailable and their [police] custody was not needed for interrogation."

Additional Commissioner of Police (West) Mahesh Patil, said, "Ashwajit Gaikwad, Romil Patil, and Sagar Shelke were granted bail on a bond of R15,000 each.""The trio was arrested at 8.50 pm on Sunday. The police have seized a Mahindra Scorpio car and a Range Rover car believed to have been involved in the alleged hit-and-run incident. The Kasarwadavali police are actively continuing their investigation into the matter," Patil added.

According to sources, during the court proceedings, Singh's lawyer advocated for the inclusion of Section 307 (attempt to murder) of the Indian Penal Code in the charges against the accused. Since all the charges against Ashwajit and his accomplices are bailable and Section 307 was not added, the court granted them bail.

Singh was allegedly assaulted around 4 am on December 11 after she and Ashwajit, her boyfriend, got into an argument. While Ashwajit and Romil hit her, Shelke ran the parked Range Rover over her. The trio then fled from the spot. Singh suffered three fractures on her right leg, which was operated upon, and several other bruises. She would be bedridden for three to four months.

4am
Approx. time on Dec 11 incident took place