Mumbai, Dec 19 – A local court in neighbouring Thane city on Monday granted bail to three accused, including the son of a senior Maharashtra bureaucrat, who were arrested for their involvement in the case of alleged ‘mowing’ of a beautician on December 11.
The trio — Ashwajit Gaikwad (Maharashtra senior bureaucrat’s son) and main accused along with two others, Romil Patil and Sagar Shelke — were arrested on Sunday night by an SIT of the Thane Police within hours after it launched the probe.
They were produced before a court of Magistrate P S Dhumal, who granted them bail of Rs 15,000 each while rejecting the police plea, seeking five days remand for further investigation.
Accused were arrested following a complaint lodged by beautician, Priya Umendra Singh (26), alleging that her boyfriend (Ashwajit Gaikwad) and his friends had tried to ‘mow’ her down with his SUV (sports utility vehicle), in early hours of Dec 11, and left her bleeding on the road to die.
After a massive furore, the Thane Kasarvadawali Police Station filed the complaint last weekend, and on Sunday an SIT was formed to probe the case.
The state government came in for huge flak from the Opposition Congress leaders and other parties, who demanded justice for the woman, who is currently undergoing treatment at a private hospital for a broken leg and other injuries.
