Mumbai: Influencer claims she was almost killed by BF, bureaucrat’s son

Fashion Influencer Priya Singh 26 got seriously injured after her boyfriend who is a powerful bureaucratrsquos son allegedly tried to run his car over her following an argument Singh alleged that her boyfriend attacked and tried to strangle her first and then instructed his friend to run over her with his car Singh is a fashion influencer and star on Instagram with 11 million followers She is a resident of Kharghar in Navi Mumbai and has been in a relationship with her boyfriend for the last few yearsThe Thanebased Kasarvadavli police have registered an FIR and started investigations According to the police the incident occurred on December 11 around 3 am in Thane Singh alleged her boyfriend called her at 1 am and they decided to meet at 3 am The couple met at 3 am and started arguing on the street The boyfriend came in his Range Rover car and his friends also arrived at the spot after they metSingh sustained injuries all over her bodySpeaking with midday Singh said ldquoI met my boyfriend at 3 am and we had a fight Romil Patil who is a friend of my boyfriend hit me and also tried to strangulate me Meanwhile my boyfriend also tried to strangle me and bit my hand Then his driver Sagar Shelke started the parked car and rammed me The car tire moved over my leg and it got fractured as a result My boyfriend then fled with his friends without bothering to help merdquoAccording to Singh her boyfriend was at a function with his family and common friends when she went to see him before the incident ldquoUpon reaching there I met some friends and found that my boyfriend was behaving strangely I asked him if everything was okay and insisted that we talk in private I stepped out of the function and waited for him He and some of his friends came outside I tried talking to him but his friend Romil Patil wouldnt let me and instead started insulting me This turned into a heated argumentrdquo she said adding that when her boyfriend and his friend began abusing her she asked the former to stand by her which further escalated the situation ldquoMy Boyfriend slapped me and tried to strangulate me I tried to push him away but he bit my hand beat me up and pulled my hair His friend then pushed me to the groundrdquoSingh said that before she could realise it they started walking towards their cars ldquoI immediately rushed to my boyfriendrsquos car as he had snatched my phone and belongings during the fight and kept them in his car As soon as I reached his car I heard him say lsquouda de iskorsquo to the driver Sagar Shelke Sagar then rammed the car into me and the rear left wheel went over my right leg They stopped after 2030 metres and I pleaded for help but they sped away I was left on the street in pain for around 30 minutes without my phone or any help A passerby saw me and informed the local policeSingh said that after some time her boyfriends driver Sagar Shelke came back to check if she was still alive ldquoHe saw the stranger and hence decided to take me to the hospital to avoid any involvement of the police On the way to the hospital he even threatened me saying lsquodont involve the police in this because you know how well connected he is and you will not be able to do anything as I will take all the blame on mersquo After I reached the hospital I begged for my phone several times to get in touch with my family He gave me my phone and I called my sister but only after the doctors insisted on informing my familyrdquo Singh saidSingh who says she came out of anaesthesia on Friday said her right leg is broken She had to undergo surgery and a rod had been fitted in her leg ldquoI still have bruises all over my body while the skin of my arms back and stomach has been scraped off I will be bedridden for a minimum of 34 months and after that I will have to take support to walk for another six months I am the prime earning member in my family I have been dating him for four and a half years and he has not come to see me It only makes everything clearer about his intentions of actually taking my life Meanwhile some of his friends have been constantly visiting the hospital over the past two days threatening and trying to influence my sister because I have filed an FIRrdquo Singh saidldquoI am really terrified I am very scared for my family and myself I donrsquot feel safe I have lost all faith in humanity I donrsquot know if my life is ever going to be normal All I pray for is Justice I am lying helpless in the hospital unable to movehellip this pain in my leg and my other body parts is killing me I waited for my boyfriend for four days but he didnrsquot even come to meet merdquoDCP Amarsinh Jadhav Thane Zone 4 said ldquoThe victimrsquos statement was recorded by the Kasarvadavli police station and the accused were charged under IPS sections 279 323 338 504 and 34 The Kasarvadavli police are investigating the matterrdquoUpon being asked about Singhrsquos claims regarding the delay in recording the statement and why Section 304 was not applied in the case the DCP replied ldquoOn the basis of the statement of the victim recorded relevant IPC sections have been applied and the investigation is ongoing If the victim has any further requests or complaints about the same we will do further procedurerdquoDec 11Day incident took place