Mihir Shah, son of Shiv Sena leader, accused in Mumbai BMW hit-and-run case, was arrested on Tuesday. He was absconding for over 72 hours after the accident at Worli on Sunday morning.

Mihir was arrested from Shahapur in Thane and brought to Worli police station.

Along with Mihir, 12 other people have been arrested in the case. According to a report by NDTV, the accused’s mother and two sisters have also been taken into custody.

The report said police believes Mihir was helped by his mother and sisters to leave Mumbai after the accident.

Mumbai hit-and-run case

Mihir Shah, 24-year-old son of Shiv Sena – Shinde faction – leader Rajesh Shah, was allegedly driving the BMW car which ran over a couple who was on their two-wheeler in Mumbai’s Worli area on Sunday morning. The woman, Kaveri Nakhwa (45) was dragged for about 1.5 kilometre, while her husband Pradeep Nakhwa (50) was injured in the accident.

Mihir Shah was absconding after the incident. Mumbai Police had constituted 11 teams and also roped in the Crime Branch to arrest him. Also, a Lookout Circular (LOC) was issued to prevent him from leaving India.

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Police also registered a case against Rajesh Shah and the family driver, Rajendra Singh Bidawat, for helping Mihir Shah flee.

The car involved in the accident belonged to Mihir’s father Rajesh Shah who serves as a Shiv Sena representative from Palghar within the faction led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

CM Shinde had assured that everyone involved in the Mumbai hit-and-run case would face consequences, emphasising that all individuals would be treated equally under the law, irrespective of their status or political allegiance.

Mihir Shah on Saturday evening partied with his friends at the Vice Global Tapas Bar in Juhu, hours after which the accident took place.

CCTV footage submitted by police to the Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Sewri showed that Mihir Shah switched seats to make his driver, Bidawat, take the wheel of the car.

The cops said, that to further “mislead” the investigation, the driver then “reversed” the car and mowed down the woman for the second time before escaping from the site.

With inputs from agencies

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Mihir Shah, Mumbai BMW hit-and-run case accused, arrested over 72 hours after accident