As Virar resident Zoheb Merchant, who died in a bike accident at Manor on Sunday, was laid to rest at Aaram Bagh in Reay Road on Monday, the local dealer for MV Agusta, whose F3 800 model Zoheb was riding, denied allegations of technical malfunctions. The police told mid-day that their engineers will soon inspect the motorcycle before deciding on a course of action.

Virar resident Zoheb Merchant's friends and family have claimed that glitches in his MV Agusta F3 800 resulted in the fatal mishap on Sunday.
mid-day reached out to MV Agusta India with a list of questions regarding a Facebook post-Zoheb had uploaded on March 28 about several issues he'd encountered in his Rs 20-lakh superbike, which included a 'clutch failure', 'broken swing arm', and 'accelerator failure'. Zoheb had also alleged the MD of the company was not returning his calls. Following are excerpts from MV Agusta's response. They have been edited for clarity. (MV Agusta said the vehicle is under the name of Faiyaz Merchant (Zoheb's brother), who did all the communications, although the rider involved was Zoheb.