Aaditya Thackeray Calls Worli Hit-and-Run Case a Murder Involving Mihir Shah
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray has claimed that the Worli hit-and-run case is a murder. He stated that the accused, Mihir Shah, dragged the deceased, Kaveri Nakhwa, to a dairy and then hit her again by reversing the car.
Thackeray said, “Will you get what you need in the blood if you’ll take blood sample after 7 hours? My demand is that don’t go by the blood sample and all for now, what can be seen on CCTV, what the driver has said, what the victim has said, it’s a murder and it should be dealt with like that only. Hit-an-run is another thing, but they have dragged (the deceased) till dairy and again hit by reversing (the car), and hence it’s a murder.”
Mihir Shah, the son of political leader Rajesh Shah, is the main accused in the case, which resulted in the death of 45-year-old Kaveri Nakhwa. A Mumbai court extended the police custody of Rajesh Shah’s driver, Rajrishi Singh Bidawat, until July 11 for further investigation.
According to officials, Bidawat was with Mihir Shah when the luxury car hit and killed Kaveri Nakhwa and injured her husband. Mumbai police argued in court that they need to interrogate Mihir and the driver together, as Mihir takes drugs and was present at the time of the accident.
The defence lawyer argued that police had no evidence of the driver’s involvement, stating, “The 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.”
Mihir Shah was arrested from Virar after being on the run. Fourteen teams were formed by Mumbai police to nab him. Police also arrested Rajrishi Singh Bidawat and Mihir’s father, Rajesh Shah, for their alleged involvement in the case.
Pradeep Nakhwa, the husband of the victim, criticized political leaders for their inaction, saying, “These party leaders will do nothing, this is the son of their leader only. He is a big person who can buy anyone…who 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 power…they come to meet the public only to beg for votes and then they forget…for them, we public are waste material.”