BMW crash case: How did police track down accused Mihir Shah

Mumbai Police captures Mihir Shah, son of Shiv Sena politician, in BMW hit-and-run case after mobile phone blunder.

Mumbai Police succeeded in hunting down Mihir Shah, accused in the BMW hit-and-run case and son of a Shiv Sena politician, after two days of painstaking probe when his friend made the mistake of switching on his mobile phone only for 15 minutes.

Mr. Shah, 24, who had managed to evade the police since the accident on July 7 morning, was finally arrested from Virar near Mumbai.

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The luxury car driven by Mr. Shah allegedly rammed into a two-wheeler from behind in the Worli area of south-central Mumbai on July 7 morning, resulting in the death of Kaveri Nakhwa (45), who was riding pillion, while her husband Pradeep survived with injuries.

As per the police, Mr. Shah then fled from the Kala Nagar area leaving his car and driver behind in an auto rickshaw, and reached his woman friend’s residence in suburban Goregaon.

The friend called his sister, who reached Goregaon, and took both Mr. Shah and his friend to her Borivali residence, a senior police official said.

The Shah family then decided to flee to a resort at Shahapur in Thane district in an Audi car. Mr. Shah, his mother Meena, sisters Kinjal and Pooja and two friends stayed at the resort.