A 19-year-old man was killed after a car allegedly driven by the nephew of an NCP MLA hit his motorbike on a highway in Pune district of Maharashtra.
The incident occurred on Saturday and resulted in the arrest of Mayur Mohite, who was driving at high speed on the wrong side of the road, according to a report in PTI.
Hitting out at the incident, Khed NCP MLA Dilip Mohite Patil expressed his regret and stated that he would not condone any wrongdoing.
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Police said that the accident occurred around 9:30 pm on Saturday at Mauje Eklahare village on the Pune-Nashik highway in Ambegaon taluka. The victim was identified as Om Bhalerao.
"The accused was driving a Fortuner car on Pune-Nashik road. He was driving the car on the wrong side of the road while travelling to Manchar village when the vehicle had a head-on collision with the motorbike. The two-wheeler rider was seriously injured in the accident and lost his life," police said.
"Both the vehicles were badly damaged in the incident. The car driver has been arrested and a case has also been registered against him. We are conducting further probe into the incident," he also said.
Police Charges Accused Under Sections Of IPC
The Manchar police have charged the accused under various sections of the IPC, including 304 A (causing death by a rash or negligent act not amounting to culpable homicide) and provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act.
According to PTI, Legislator Dilip Mohite Patil said, "The incident is unfortunate. I will not support any wrongdoing but I want to say that my nephew never consumes alcohol. The police will probe the matter. He is in police custody and his blood samples have been collected."
Preliminary investigations suggested that the accused was not under the influence of alcohol at the time, but his blood samples have been taken for further analysis and reports are yet to come.