Mumbai: SUV kills two sleeping men on Versova beach,

Two men ran over two sleeping men at Mumbai's Versova beach, killing a 36-year-old rickshaw driver and injuring several others. The SUV driver and his friend were caught after a massive search after fleeing the scene. The two were produced in an Andheri court and handed over to the police for five days on sunday (August 13), reported news agency ANI.
According to reports, the deceased was identified as Ganesh vikram Yadav of Sagar Kottir area and the injured Bablu Shrivastava was a delivery boy from Andheri. According to the police, the incident happened early monday (August 12) when the two friends were sleeping outside because of the heat and humidity. The police have identified the main accused and the driver of the SUV as Nikhil dilip Javate, 34, of nagpur and his friend Shubham ashok Dangar, 33, of Airoli in Navi Mumbai. They were arrested after the vehicle was searched

Their blood samples have been submitted for testing to determine if they were driving under the influence, police said.
At around 05.45 I suddenly woke up with a hard hit on my head and arm. I saw a car hit by Ganesh lying next to me. He suffered severe head and eye injuries and remained unconscious. According to a report in the indian Express, Shrivastava said that in his statement to the police, two people got out of the white SUV ... when they saw that Yadav was seriously injured ... fled the scene as people began to gather.
Police also said Ganesh's brother Bajrangi Yadav took him to Cooper Hospital, but the rickshaw driver was declared dead there. An FIR was registered based on Shrivastava's statement and other witnesses' statements.
A senior investigator said when Jawat dropped off a customer in Mumbai, he had given the car to a taxi service. "Vehicles will be prohibited on the beach. But why were they able to get into it. "They knew people were sleeping on the beach," said Ganesh Pawar, senior inspector at Versova police station.
The case is under section 105 (unlawful killing does not amount to murder), 125 A (negligent act causing injury to person), 239 (failure to inform the offense of person bound to inform), 281 (speeding or driving) registered . public roads), and 3(5) (common sense) Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Sections related to failure to treat injured persons and failure to report to the police were included in the Motor Vehicle Act.
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Balasahana Suresh

14/08/2024 03:44 PM