Zeenews Bureau
Mumbai: In yet another hit and run case involving a powerful man’s kin, reports on Tuesday claimed that Ankesh Sahara - the son of a Mumbai-based businessman – badly injured a restaurant delivery boy after hitting him with his Porsche and fled from the scene.
The incident took place on Monday night in the Marine Drive locality and according to the eyewitnesses, Ankesh was in an inebriated condition when he hit the bike-borne victim.
Ankesh is the son of Ruchi Soya owner Dinesh Sahara.
The victim, who was later identified as Aniul Haque, was then rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment by the local residents.
Ankesh has been given bail with a fine of just few thousand rupees.
The victim works as a delivery boy in a restaurant in the same locality. Haque is said to have suffered a head injury and multiple fractures. He underwent surgery for eight hours and is now out of danger but is under observation for 15 days.
In a similar incident, a speeding Honda City flipped over the divider while overtaking another car and killed a teenager and injured three others.
The speeding car crashed into three other cars parked on the other side near the Peddar road. One of the victims, 16-year-old Shifa died from her injuries on Tuesday.
Shifa and her siblings were on their way back home when the accident occurred. A case of rash and negligent driving has been registered.
First Published: Tuesday, April 19, 2011, 13:00