Kandivli hit-and-run case: ‘Arrogant, remorseless’ BMW driver gets bail

The 23yearold accused in the BMW hitandrun case who was arrested from the Hyderabad airport following middayrsquos reports was produced before a holiday court on Sunday which granted him bail Cops accompanying Keith Menezes called him a ldquoremorseless bratrdquo Menezes is accused of ramming his BMW car into Thane man Harry Bastianrsquos twowheeler on Western Express Highway on August 29 causing his deathSoon after the relief by the court in Borivli advocate Devdatt Lad who appeared for Menezes said ldquoThe court has given him Menezes bail for R15000 He has gone home nowrdquoMenezes whose parents live in Dubai was brought to the courtroom barefoot The police said he has no regret for his deed ldquoHe is arrogant When we asked him where he was coming from on the night of August 29 he said lsquoI have my own rightsrsquo He has no regret for the accident that ruined many livesrdquo said an officerMenezesrsquos BMW was brought to an Andheri garage on August 29 night hours after the hitandrun right Victim Harry Bastian with his wife JyotiAs per the case Mira Road resident Menezesrsquos BMW car hit Bastianrsquos scooter on a flyover at Kandivli and the impact tossed him off the bridge He fell on the road below and died of his injuries within minutesThe victimrsquos family had almost lost hope when a report in midday on September 26 prompted a garage owner to come forward with precious information about the BMW that was brought to his Andheri garage on the night of August 29 More reports in this newspaper galvanised the investigation and prompted the police to issue a lookout circular against him He was arrested from Hyderabad in the early hours of Saturday while trying to flee the country Police sources said his location was Mumbai airport suggesting that he flew to the Telangana capitalAlso Read Kandivli BMW hitandrun case Officer changed probe speeded uplsquoHersquos roaming freelyrsquoldquoHe killed my son and remained absconding for a month After much hue and cry the Mumbai police arrested him when he was fleeing the country but Keith is again out of custody as itrsquos a bailable offencerdquo said Elizabeth Bastian mother of the victimldquoWe have not slept properly since last month as I wanted to see the face of my sonrsquos killer It is very sad to know that he has been given bail We are godfearing people and lawabiding citizens Nothing can compensate for our lossrdquo she added Bastianrsquos wife Jyoti said ldquoI am thankful to midday for helping us out in this case Mumbai police acted swiftly only after midday started publishing stories Our life has been ruined But itrsquos sad that he has been given bail It will be very disturbing to see the killer of my husband roaming freely nowrdquoAccused visited 3 garagesAn officer from Samata Nagar police station said the accused visited three garages in the Western suburbs after the accident but the two of them refused to fix his BMW carrsquos damaged fenderPolice sources said Menezes was at Santacruz on the night of the accident and that he could be drunk at the time of the mishap When asked if the police can retrieve his bank account details to see if he had made any online payment to any pub or bar in Santacruz and further connect the dots with the CCTV footage of the restaurant the officer said ldquoYes we will take all possible steps to retrieve maximum details about him We are yet to find out his carrdquoDeplaned at HyderabadSources said Menezes had booked a business class ticket to fly out of India ldquoHe had boarded the flight for Abu Dhabi but the lookout circular issued against him helped the airport staff and agencies concerned to deplane him and alert the Mumbai policerdquo said an officer For the time being Menezes canrsquot fly out of India for legal reasonsAug 29Day the accident took place