Police have arrested the motive force of a luxurious automobile owned by Sanket Bawankule, son of Maharashtra BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule, after it collided with a number of automobiles in Nagpur, elevating a political storm because the opposition demanded an neutral investigation. The incident occurred within the Ramdaspeth space in the course of the early hours of Monday, leaving two folks injured.
Based on police, the high-end Audi automobile had 5 occupants, together with Sanket Bawankule, although he was not driving on the time, information company PTI reported. The motive force, Arjun Hawre, was arrested on Monday evening and subsequently launched on bail. The crash led to a case of rash driving and different offences being registered, following a grievance by Jitendra Sonkamble, whose automobile was hit by the Audi.
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The occupants of the automobile have been reportedly coming back from a beer bar in Dharampeth when the accident occurred. Authorities are presently analyzing CCTV footage to piece collectively the sequence of occasions. Medical examinations, together with blood exams for alcohol detection, are additionally being performed on the occupants. Hawre and one other occupant, Ronit Chittamwar, have been apprehended by the police following the crash.
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Chandrashekhar Bawankule, a former state minister, confirmed that the Audi was registered underneath his son’s title. He emphasised that the police ought to perform a radical and unbiased investigation. “Police ought to conduct a radical and neutral investigation into the accident with none bias. These discovered responsible needs to be charged and applicable motion needs to be taken towards them. I’ve not spoken to any police official. The legislation should be equal for all,” Bawankule insisted, as quoted by PTI.
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The incident has sparked a significant controversy forward of the upcoming meeting elections, with opposition events accusing the ruling Mahayuti coalition, which incorporates the BJP, of making an attempt to protect the senior chief’s son by inserting blame solely on the motive force.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut criticised Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, claiming that Sanket Bawankule was really driving the automobile and questioning why his title was omitted from the FIR. Raut alleged, “Based on our data, the son of Chandrashekhar Bawankule was allegedly drunk. His automobile crashed into six different vehicles, injuring 4 individuals, two of whom are combating for his or her lives in a hospital in Nagpur.”
Raut additional accused the authorities of tampering with proof. “Bawankule’s son hit his automobile twice (into different automobiles), however the CCTV footage was eliminated as normal. If the automobile is registered within the title of both BJP state president Bawankule or his son, why was the quantity plate eliminated? The prince (Bawankule’s son) was driving the automobile. However when the accident passed off, it was proven that the motive force (one other particular person) was on the wheel. It’s an try and whitewash the case,” he claimed.
Congress MLA and Chief of Opposition Vijay Wadettiwar additionally referred to as for an unbiased investigation. He alleged that BJP leaders have been exploiting their energy and wealth to cowl up the incident. “A brand new precedent is being set in Maharashtra the place the proprietor of the automobile will kill folks and blame it on the motive force and make him a scapegoat,” Wadettiwar mentioned, including that the automobile was reportedly racing at 150 kmph.
Wadettiwar additionally criticised the police for allegedly destroying proof to guard Bawankule’s son from accusations of drunk driving. He demanded a radical investigation, together with the scrutiny of CCTV footage from the restaurant the occupants visited earlier than the crash.
In response, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis urged towards politicising the incident, emphasising that the police had already registered an FIR and have been investigating the case. “All of the info have been introduced out by the police. It isn’t proper to do politics simply to focus on Bawankule,” Fadnavis acknowledged, as per PTI.
In the meantime, BJP chief Raosaheb Danve assured that justice could be served. “Whoever is the wrongdoer on this case, he’ll face motion and punishment as per legislation. It’s true that the automobile concerned within the Nagpur accident is (registered) within the title of Sanket Bawankule and he was in that automobile. Let the legislation take its personal course,” Danve mentioned.