Worli hit-and-run case: Neta’s brat drank more after Juhu bar, say cops

Investigators in the Worli hitandrun case suspect the politicianrsquos son was heavily intoxicated while driving the highend car Police said Mihir Shah confessed to consuming several drinks at a Juhu pub then bought four more beer cans and drank them in the car while driving to Marine Lines He then took another chauffeurdriven SUV purchased four beer cans from Malad and drove to Marine Drive where he forcefully took the keys from his driverThe BMC demolishes illegal portions of the Global Tapas Bar PicAnurag AhireShah who is believed to have been highly intoxicated from a combination of whiskey and beer was driving a BMW when the accident occurred in Worli The police have reconstructed the crime scene and sought further custody of the driver to locate the discarded empty beer cans However the court has placed him in judicial remand Shahrsquos blood sample report still pending will determine his blood alcohol level at the time of the incidentldquoThe blood samples will take time as we have sent it for forensic analysisrdquo said a senior official from Worli police According to the police Mihir expressed regret over the accident and confessed that he was unaware the woman had been struck by the front tire of the BMW The police have established a timeline of the incident and reconstructed the scene from Marine Lines to KalanagarFriend was regularTheir investigation revealed that Mihir had first visited Global Tapas Bar in Juhu arriving in a Mercedes According to the police it was Mihir Shahrsquos friend Dhruv Dedhia who took them to the establishment by claiming they were all under the legal age to consume alcohol ldquoMihir had gone to Global Tapas bar for the first time with Dedhia who was a regular patron and hence they could enter the establishment easilyrdquo the police saidPurchased beersThere he had several drinks of Jack Danielrsquos before heading to Borivli where he switched to a BMW Accompanied by his driver Rajrishi Bidawat they then went to Sai Prasad Bar in Malad to pick up four cans of Budweiser Magnum Bidawat initially drove the BMW as they headed to Marine Drive Despite Bidawatrsquos warnings against driving due to his heavy intoxication Mihir insisted on taking the wheel for a joyrideldquoBidawat had told Shah not to take charge of the car however he didnrsquot listenrdquo The police said On July 7 at 530 am Pradeep Nakhwa and his wife Kaveri were returning from the market after buying fish the BMW hit the couple and Kaveri was dragged by Shah and then moved down by Bidawat ldquoAfter dragging the woman the duo called Rajesh Shah Mihir Shahrsquos father and informed him about the accident On Rajeshrsquos instructions the driver in the car was made to swap seats and take the fallrdquo said a police officer The duo then went to Kalanagar and abandoned the carDestruction of evidenceldquoThey removed a sticker from the car and concealed the number plate at Kalanagar Bidawat then travelled to Borivli while Shah went to his girlfriendrsquos residence in Goregaon and spent a few hours there His sister Pooja arrived to pick him up and they all fled to Shahapur in Poojarsquos Audi Meanwhile Rajesh and Bidawat returned to the abandoned car and attempted to tow it but they were detained and later arrestedrdquo the police said The cops started a manhunt to apprehend Mihir and 12 teams under the guidance of Senior Police Inspector Ravindra Katkar were formedEscapeldquoAfter 48 hours on July 9 the police located the Shah family at a resort in Shahapur The youthrsquos sisters Pooja and Kinjal his mother Meena and friend Avdheep were detained by the police but Mihir himself was missing from the resort He had fled with his friend Avdheep to Virar Phata and Avdheep turned on his mobile phone allowing us to trace himrdquo said a police officerThe police are now investigating where Mihir changed his appearance ldquoHe had changed his look to mislead us He is not cooperating with and is not telling us where exactly he changed his look We are investigating the matterrdquo said a police officer The police have seized the licence of Mihir the prime accused and they are yet to seize the missing number plate and Shahrsquos phoneAdditionally the police have also revealed that Mihir and Bidawatrsquos answers donrsquot align and they wanted to recreate the crime scene with the duo again while seeking the custody of Bidawat on July 11 The metropolitan court however granted him judicial custody