BMW Hit-And-Run Case: Accused Mihir Shah’s Girlfriend In Hot Seat As Cops Probe If She Helped Him Hide

Mumbai Police are questioning the girlfriend of a BMW driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident as they probe if she helped in hiding him after the accident which took the life of 45-year-old Kaveri Nakhwa, according to a report by news outlet NDTV.

The girlfriend of the key accused, Mihir Shah (24), is being suspected of helping him hide. Cops also suspect Mihir Shah, who is the son of senior leader of the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, was driving the BMW, the broadcaster said.

Nakhwa, who died when the accused lost control of his luxury car, was travelling with her husband Pradip on the arterial Annie Besant Road. The accident happened in the wee hours of Sunday morning.

Mihir Shah is absconding and the police have launched a manhunt to nab him.

The couple was going to Worli Koliwada from Mazagaon Docks to fetch fish. The couple are fishermen folk and were returning home when Shah, who the police suspect was driving and the driver, Rajrishi Bidawat, knocked down the couple’s scooter as they lost control of the speeding car.

The woman was declared dead in hospital. She sustained several injuries after she was dragged for more than 100 metres as she lay injured on the bonnet of the car. She was declared dead-on-arrival after reaching the hospital.

Shah and his driver fled from the accident scene and made their way to Kala Nagar in Bandra East. They abandoned the car and parted ways in separate auto rickshaws, with the driver travelling to Borivali. Shah’s whereabouts are still unknown.

The BMW was registered under the name of Rajesh Shah, Mihir Shah’s father. Both Rajesh and driver, Rajendra Singh Bidawat, are now in custody. Charges have been filed under the new BNS criminal law and the Motor Vehicles Act.

The recent BMW hit-and-run case is the latest in a series of high-profile road incidents, coming just two months after the May 19 Porsche accident in Pune’s Kalyani Nagar area. In that tragic accident, two IT professionals from Madhya Pradesh were killed when a Porsche driven by an allegedly intoxicated minor collided with their motorcycle.