Cyrus Mistry accident: Case of rash driving filed against Dr Anahita Pandole

Two months after former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry died in a car accident police in Maharashtras Palghar district on Saturday registered a case against Dr Anahita Pandole for alleged rash drivingA case under Indian Penal Code sections 304A causing death by rash and negligent act 279 rash driving on a public road 337 causing death by act endangering life and personal safety of others besides the Motor Vehicles Act at Kasa police station officials saidMistry 54 and his friend Jahangir Pandole died in a car crash on a bridge on the Surya river on the MumbaiAhmedabad highway in Palghar district adjoining Mumbai on September 4 2022 They were riding in the back seat of the Mercedes carAnahita Pandole a Mumbai gynaecologist who was driving the car and her husband Darius Pandole who was sitting next to her were seriously injuredDuring the investigation witnesses were questioned and reports were obtained from the Regional Transport Office and Mercedes Benz India Pune said a police release hereAlso read Cyrus Mistry death Copassenger Darius Pandole discharged from hospital in MumbaiBased on the reports and probe it has been established that the accident was the result of rash and negligent driving and hence a case was registered against Dr Anahita Pandole it addedA police official had claimed on Friday that Darius Pandole 60 told police in his statement that his wife Dr Anahita could not merge the vehicle into the second lane from the third lane of the road that turned narrow near the Surya river bridgeDarius Pandole was discharged from a Mumbai hospital last weekIn his statement Darius Pandole said his wife Anahita was driving the MercedesBenz car when they were on their way to Mumbai A car which was ahead of their vehicle went to the second lane from the third and Anahita also tried to follow the same the official saidWhen she tried to take the car to the second lane she found that there was a truck on the right side in the second lane due to which she was not able to merge into that lane he said adding the lane turned narrow near the bridgeThe statement of Anahita Pandole was yet to be recorded as she was still recovering police had saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever