Haveri: Man allegedly kidnapped, thrashed after brother-in-law elopes with girl
Haveri (PTI): A man was allegedly kidnapped and thrashed at Chalageri village in Ranebennur taluk of this district after his brother-in-law eloped with a girl, police said on Tuesday.
The girl’s family had fixed her wedding for December 22 against her will. Her boyfriend and his family had also approached her family with a marriage proposal but they did not agree to it. But the couple went ahead and eloped on December 15, they said.
Following the incident, the girl’s family suspected that the boy’s parents and relatives were supporting him. The girl’s family approached Ranebennur Rural police station but were reluctant to file a complaint initially. Later, they approached a local leader who advised both the families to first trace the couple and settle the matter later, police said, adding, the couple’s phones are switched off and they have not been traced yet.
According to police, the girl’s brother and his friends went to Prashant’s house on Monday evening and questioned him about the couple’s whereabouts and why he could not trace his brother-in-law yet. He told them that he did not know where the couple was and that their mobile phones were switched off. They called him to the police station for an explanation but when he refused to go along with them, a heated argument ensued between the two parties which led to a scuffle. Thereafter, they allegedly forcefully pushed him into their car and took him to their village, Chalageri, where they again thrashed him, and later to Ranebennur Rural police station.
Prashant’s family then informed the Halageri police Station about his alleged kidnapping. In the scuffle, Prashant sustained minor injuries and was immediately given treatment, a senior police officer said. Based on Prashant’s complaint, a case of kidnapping was registered at Halageri police station against the girl’s family members for allegedly thrashing and abducting him.
Meanwhile, the girl’s family also lodged a complaint at Ranebennur Rural police station about their daughter’s alleged kidnapping, he said. “They both are major and are in a relationship. Their mobile phones are switched off but we are making all efforts to trace them,” he added.
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BMW hit-and-run case: HC refuses to release accused Mihir Shah on ground of 'illegal' arrest
Mumbai (PTI): The Bombay High Court on Monday refused to release Mihir Shah, the main accused in a BMW hit-and-run case, on the ground of "illegal" arrest.
Shah, the 24-year-old son of a former Shiv Sena leader, and his driver Rajrishi Bidawat had filed petitions in the HC claiming they have been illegally detained and sought immediate release.
Shah was arrested on July 9, two days after he allegedly rammed his BMW car into a two-wheeler in Mumbai's Worli area, killing 45-year-old woman Kaveri Nakhwa and leaving her husband Pradeep injured.
His driver Bidawat, who was also present in the car at the time of the accident, was arrested on the day of the incident.
As per their pleas, the police had not informed them the grounds of their arrest at the time, which they claimed was in violation of the law.
A division bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande on Monday dismissed the petitions.
"Both the petitions are dismissed," the court said.
The duo sought their release, claiming any further detention would be in utter violation of the constitutional mandate and a failure to comply with Section 50 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Under this section, the police, while arresting a person, have to communicate to him/her full particulars of the offence for which he/she is being arrested or other grounds for such arrest.
Both Shah and Bidawat are presently in judicial custody.
In their habeas corpus (produce the person) petitions filed in the HC in August, Shah and Bidawat claimed their detention was illegal and sought that they be released immediately.
Shah, in the plea, sought quashing of the orders passed by a local court remanding him first in police custody and then judicial custody.
He also sought for his arrest to be declared as illegal.
Shah is accused of speeding off towards the Bandra Worli Sea Link after the accident, even as the woman remained on the bonnet of the car and then got entangled in its wheels, for a distance of more than 1.5 kilometres.
As per police, Shah, who fled from the scene, was under the influence of alcohol at the time.
Mihir Shah's father and former Shiv Sena leader Rajesh Shah had also been arrested in the case, but was later granted bail.
