BMW hit-and-run: Mumbai court extends police remand of Sena leader’s driver till July 11

A Mumbai court on Tuesday extended till July 11 the police custody of Shiv Sena leader Rajesh Shah’s driver in the fatal BMW hit-and-run case.

The driver, Rajrishi Bidawat, was sitting in the luxury car with prime accused in the case, Mihir Shah (24), the son of Rajesh Shah, at the time of the crash on Sunday morning in central Mumbai’s Worli area. Mihir Shah is accused of fatally knocking down a woman, Kaveri Nakhwa (45), with his BMW and injuring her husband before fleeing.

The driver was on Tuesday produced before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (Sewree court) S P Bhosale at the end of his one-day police remand.