Maha govt must ensure Worli hit-and-run case accused faces justice: NCP (SP)

Nationalist Congress Party ndash Sharadchandra Pawar spokesperson Clyde Crasto has urged the Maharashtra government to ensure the main accused in the Worli hitandrun case Mihir Shah is not given leniency or evade punishment due to the accuseds fathers association with Eknath Shindes Shiv Sena party reported news agency ANIMihir Shah the son of political leader Rajesh Shah is the main accused in the Worli hitandrun case which resulted in the death of 45yearold woman Kaveri NakhwaWe have seen before in the Pune hitandrun case leniency was given to the accused because he had political connections The Bhartiya Janata Partyled Maharashtra government must now make sure that just because the culprit is affiliated to the Eknath Shindes Shiv Sena he should not be given leniency and go caught free Crasto added reported ANICrasto demanded strict action against Mihir Shah in the Worli hitandrun caseMihir Shah the accused in the Worli BMW hit and run case is finally arrested by the Mumbai police Strict action must be taken against this man because he mercilessly drove over the poor lady and killed her All laws applicable in such a case should be applied to Mihir Shah There are reports that Mihir Shahs father is affiliated with the Eknath Shindes Shiv Sena therefore this should not be the reason why leniency is accorded to him he said in a selfmade video on Tuesday reported ANIA Mumbai court on Tuesday extended the police custody of Rajesh Shahs driver Rajrishi Singh Bidawat in the Worli hitandrun case until Thursday July 11According to officials Shahs driver Bidawat was with Mihir Shah when the luxury car hit and killed a 45yearold woman Kaveri Nakhwa and injured her husbandWe have to interrogate Mihir and the driver together We need his custody because he takes drugs and was present at the time of the accident They ran over a woman with the car Mumbai police said while arguing in court on Tuesday reported ANIDuring the hearing the defence lawyer said that police had no evidence of the drivers involvementThe driver was not in that pub Police have no evidence that he took drugs or consumed any such thing There is no point in police custody without evidence the lawyer said reported ANIMihir Shah was arrested from Virar on Tuesday Shah had been absconding after the car he was allegedly driving hit a scooter on Dr Annie Besant Road in Worli on Sunday July 7 Fourteen teams were formed by Mumbai police to nab himPolice arrested Rajrishi Singh Bidawat and Mihirs father for their alleged involvement in the casePradeep Nakhwa husband of the hitandrun case victim said that party leaders will do nothing as the accused is their leaders sonThese party leaders will do nothing this is the son of their leader only he is a big person who can buy anyonewho is there on our side Did Fadnavis or Shinde come to our house to know what happened Did Ajit Pawar come They all have become blind in greed for powerthey come to meet the public only to beg for votes and then they forgetfor them we public are waste material he said reported ANIWith inputs from ANI