Updated On: 29 September, 2022 08:15 AM IST | Mumbai | Diwakar Sharma
Hours after this paper published startling details of police apathy in death of Thane executive, cops get going and claim to have zeroed in on the driver who killed the man

The BMW was brought to a garage for repairs on August 29, the day Bastian was killed; (left) the damaged fender of the BMW
Hours after mid-day published the image of a BMW car with damage to its fender and which looked similar to the vehicle that killed a Thane executive on the Western Express Highway in August, cops got going. Senior Mumbai police officers have pulled up Investigating Officer Vinod Chimada for not solving the case even after a month. Senior Inspector Narendra Shinde from Samata Nagar police station said, “Our investigation is on in full swing. We will give results soon.”
Following mid-day’s report on September 28 highlighting that a BMW with a damaged fender was brought to a garage on August 29, the day of the accident, Chimada called the correspondent seeking details. He said, “I had travelled from the police station to the spot where Harry Bastian was killed, and further till Dahisar toll naka to look for CCTV footage. But I did not get any leads. Now, we are working on the case based on the information provided by you.”