A day after the Mumbai police stated Mihir Shah, who allegedly mowed down a 45-year-old lady in Worli whereas driving a BMW automotive, visited a bar in Juhu together with his associates hours earlier than the accident, the Maharashtra excise division late on Monday sealed the institution citing guidelines.
The police stated Mihir Shah, the son of Rajesh Shah, a senior chief of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, visited a bar in Juhu together with 4 of his associates and paid about Rs 18,730 on the institution at round 1 am Sunday. A police officer probing the Mumbai BMW hit-and-run case stated they recovered the invoice and CCTV footage of the bar that can assist them search Mihir Shah’s conviction within the case.
Whereas confirming that World Tapas bar was sealed a senior excise division official stated, “On the idea of our findings, we’ve got served them a discover and sealed their institution. We now have additionally seized their license and a listening to shall be performed in entrance of the collector after which an order shall be handed on it”.
The excise division has ascertained that the institution breached the license guidelines and likewise violated the Bombay Overseas Liquor Guidelines, 1953. “As per the norms set out within the state, an institution can’t serve any exhausting liquor to their friends till they’ve turned 25,” the excise officer added.
The officer stated after leaving the bar, Mihir Shah went to Borivali to drop off his associates and went to Marine Drive for a pleasure trip together with his driver, Rajrishi Bidawat. Whereas returning, he insisted on driving and subsequently rammed into the two-wheeler with Kaveri and Pradip Nakhwa on the Dr Annie Basant Highway in Worli.
Kaveri was killed within the accident after being dragged for over one and a half kilometres as she obtained caught between the bumper and the tyre of the BMW automotive. The police alleged Mihir Shah modified his seat with Bidawat after the accident and later contacted his father, who requested him to flee and instructed the motive force to take duty for the accident.
Rajesh Shah and Bidawat have been arrested within the case for serving to Mihir escape. The Shinde Sena chief was launched on bail on Monday.