Shiv Sena leader Rajesh Shah has been removed from his party position a day after his son was arrested in the Mumbai BMW hit-and-run case.
Rajesh Shah, who was the deputy leader of the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena in Palghar, was arrested also arrested on Sunday in connection to the hit-and-run case in Worli involving his son, Mihir Shah, in which a woman on a bike was killed.
However, a magistrate’s court in Mumbai’s Sewri on Monday sent Rajesh Shah to 14 days judicial custody and then granted him bail. The court had sent his driver Rajrishi Bidawat to one-day police custody.
The Worli Police had arrested Rajesh Shah and Bidawat – the latter was present in the BMW with a reportedly drunk Mihir Shah allegedly at the wheel and driving at high speed when it rammed into a scooter on which Pradip Nakhwa and his wife Kaveri were riding home after buying fish at Sassoon Dock in Colaba.
Rajesh Shah and his driver were charged with destruction of evidence, helping the prime accused Mihir Shah flee after the accident with several phone calls made after the accident and other offences. However, shortly afterwards Rajesh Shah moved a bail application and he was granted a provisional bail of Rs 15,000.
The BMW hit-and-run sparked public and political furore prompting Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to ensure justice for the victims and not sparing anybody responsible for the accident. Rajesh Shah is a Deputy Leader of the ruling Shinde-led Shiv Sena in Palghar district.
Rajesh Shah’s son, Mihir, 24, who managed to evade the police since Sunday morning, was arrested from Virar near Mumbai. Primary probe suggested that the luxury car driven by Mihir rammed into a two-wheeler from behind in the Worli area on Sunday morning, resulting in the death of Kaveri Nakhwa (45), who was riding pillion, while her husband Pradeep survived with injuries.
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