Witness gives chase, brings accused to book
Mumbai Mirror Bureau
Bizman followed culprit from Chembur to Dadar before losing him, then returned to accident spot and gave cops his registration number.
A businessman who witnessed a hit-an-run incident at Chembur that resulted in the death of two youths, went out of his way to bring the culprit to book by first chasing him right up to Dadar, and then returning to the accident spot to give the police his registration number. The conscientious effort of Mahesh Gupta led to the Tilak Nagar police arresting the accused in little over 24 hours.
The two youths, Suraj Ghabale, 20, and Rohit Jadhav, 19, who lost their lives were riding a bike when they tried overtaking a Land Rover driven by Irfan Sheikh, 30, who was arrested.
According to Gupta, Sheikh did not let the youths overtake him, but hit their bike. The speed was such that the bike hit the divider, throwing the youths on the other side of the road where they were crushed by a dumper.
“We were driving at normal speed when a Yahama FZ with two youths passed us at Chheda Nagar,” said Gupta. “The bike then tried overtaking a Land Rover, but the driver cornered them, hitting the bike which rammed the divider. The youths (one wearing a helmet) fell on the other side and a garbage dumper ran over them. The car didn’t stop, nor did the dumper. I decided to chase the car and my friend noted down the registration number (MH-46-N-5044),” Gupta said.
Gupta followed Sheikh to Dadar, but lost him. He then returned to the accident spot and gave Sheikh’s registration number to the police.
Due to the effort of Gupta, who runs a mobile repairing shop at Mankhurd, police managed to nab Shaikh late Thursday. Sheikh who works for a Navi Mumbai steel businessman was booked for rash driving, causing death due to negligence and relevant sections of the Motor Vehicle Act. He was later released on bail.
“It was because of Gupta that we traced the accused quickly,” said PSI Charu Bharti. “Many hit-and-run cases remain undetected as nobody comes forward to help. This is a strong case as Gupta and his friend are witnesses. Sheikh said he didn’t want to get caught as he feared losing his job. He had dropped his employer’s family in Madhya Pradesh, and was driving continuously for 10 hours when the incident occurred.”
The deceased, Ghabale, 20, and Jadhav, were college students. Sion resident Ghabale was a BCom student of Khalsa, while Jadhav from Wadala studied in Mahatma Phule College, Bhoiwada.
“We don’t know where Rohit was going, but we lost our son. The guilty should be severely punished,” said Sunil Yadav, Rohit’s uncle.
Bizman followed culprit from Chembur to Dadar before losing him, then returned to accident spot and gave cops his registration number.
A businessman who witnessed a hit-an-run incident at Chembur that resulted in the death of two youths, went out of his way to bring the culprit to book by first chasing him right up to Dadar, and then returning to the accident spot to give the police his registration number. The conscientious effort of Mahesh Gupta led to the Tilak Nagar police arresting the accused in little over 24 hours.
Gupta, 38, and his friend Rajendra Yadav, who were going to Sion in a Swift car when the incident occurred around 5.30 pm on Wednesday, were made complainants.
The two youths, Suraj Ghabale, 20, and Rohit Jadhav, 19, who lost their lives were riding a bike when they tried overtaking a Land Rover driven by Irfan Sheikh, 30, who was arrested.
According to Gupta, Sheikh did not let the youths overtake him, but hit their bike. The speed was such that the bike hit the divider, throwing the youths on the other side of the road where they were crushed by a dumper.
“We were driving at normal speed when a Yahama FZ with two youths passed us at Chheda Nagar,” said Gupta. “The bike then tried overtaking a Land Rover, but the driver cornered them, hitting the bike which rammed the divider. The youths (one wearing a helmet) fell on the other side and a garbage dumper ran over them. The car didn’t stop, nor did the dumper. I decided to chase the car and my friend noted down the registration number (MH-46-N-5044),” Gupta said.
Gupta followed Sheikh to Dadar, but lost him. He then returned to the accident spot and gave Sheikh’s registration number to the police.
Due to the effort of Gupta, who runs a mobile repairing shop at Mankhurd, police managed to nab Shaikh late Thursday. Sheikh who works for a Navi Mumbai steel businessman was booked for rash driving, causing death due to negligence and relevant sections of the Motor Vehicle Act. He was later released on bail.
“It was because of Gupta that we traced the accused quickly,” said PSI Charu Bharti. “Many hit-and-run cases remain undetected as nobody comes forward to help. This is a strong case as Gupta and his friend are witnesses. Sheikh said he didn’t want to get caught as he feared losing his job. He had dropped his employer’s family in Madhya Pradesh, and was driving continuously for 10 hours when the incident occurred.”
The deceased, Ghabale, 20, and Jadhav, were college students. Sion resident Ghabale was a BCom student of Khalsa, while Jadhav from Wadala studied in Mahatma Phule College, Bhoiwada.
“We don’t know where Rohit was going, but we lost our son. The guilty should be severely punished,” said Sunil Yadav, Rohit’s uncle.
