Another hit-and-run incident claimed a woman's life in Mumbai on Tuesday, September 3. This time, the area of the incident was Malad. An officer associated with the maritime trading (merchant navy officer) sector was allegedly driving at a high speed and ran over a woman. The accused, identified as Anuj Sinha, was thrashed by locals before he was arrested.
Anuj Sinha was driving a Ford SUV in Mumbai's Malad area late on Tuesday night while the victim, identified as 27-year-old Shahana Kazi was returning home from her mehendi class. The speeding SUV suddenly hit her from behind. Local residents rushed her to a hospital, where she was declared dead. A bystander who shot a video of the car after the accident said that Kazi is survived by two kids.
Meanwhile, a speeding car hit Shahana Kazi hard from behind, the woman was seriously injured in the accident. Anuj Sinha, who works in a shipping company and was on leave, took the injured woman to a nearby hospital with the help of some bystanders. Gaya but she died on arrival. After the incident, the angry locals thrashed the accused.
The police later arrested Anuj and sent his blood for alcohol sampling to decide whether this was a case of drunk driving.