Mumbai: A 28-year-old man, identified as Akash Maeen, was beaten to death following a road rage incident in Malad, Mumbai, on Saturday. The incident occurred near Pushpa Park when an autorickshaw collided with Maeen's vehicle while overtaking. Maeen, a worker for the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, was accompanied by his parents at the time.
Following the collision, an argument broke out between Maeen and the auto driver, who soon fled the scene. However, a crowd gathered in support of the driver and attacked Maeen. A video of the incident shows Maeen being assaulted by a group of men, while his father struggled to intervene and his mother tried to protect him by covering his body.
Maeen suffered serious injuries from the attack and was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. The Dindoshi Police, relying on CCTV footage, arrested six individuals on Sunday and three more on Monday. All nine suspects have been charged under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for murder and other related offences. They will remain in police custody until October 22.
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New Delhi, Nov 26: Former media executive Indrani Mukerjea, accused of killing her daughter Sheena Bora, has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court ruling denying her to travel abroad.
A special court on July 19 allowed Mukerjea's plea to travel to Spain and the UK for 10 days between intermittent periods over the next three months.
The CBI approached the high court challenging the order passed by the special court but the high court quashed the special court order on September 27.
Mukerjea has now moved the apex court challenging the high court's verdict.
In her plea filed in the top court through advocate Sana Raees Khan, Mukerjea said she was a British citizen, and sought permission to visit Spain and her home country for "making necessary changes and amendments and taking care of pending work which cannot be transacted without her personal presence".
She argued the activation of a digital certificate was a must for all relevant work and administration in Spain and her physical presence was mandatory.
In its verdict, the high court noted Mukerjea wanted to travel abroad on the ground that she was a British national and was required to execute documents regarding her bank account and perform other work in Spain and the UK.
While setting aside the special court's order, the high court said if Mukerjea wished to perform these works from India, the statutory authorities back home would extend her the necessary support with the assistance of Embassy of Spain and the UK.
Mukerjea was arrested in August 2015 after the murder of Bora came to light. In May 2022, she was granted bail by the Supreme Court.
She has denied the allegations.
Bora (24) was allegedly strangled to death in a car by Mukerjea, her then-driver Shyamvar Rai and former husband Sanjeev Khanna in April 2012 in Mumbai. Her body was then burnt in a forest in the neighbouring Raigad district, according to the prosecution.
Bora was Mukerjea's daughter from her previous relationship.
The killing came to light in 2015 when Rai reportedly revealed about it during interrogation by police after his arrest in a separate case registered under the Arms Act.
Mukerjea's ex-husband Peter Mukerjea was also arrested for allegedly being a part of the conspiracy linked to the murder, probed by the CBI.
All the accused are currently out on bail.