Hit-and-run car with a Bollywood connection

Police in Bengaluru said a car sold by Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra's has been involved in a hit and run case on Sunday and the vehicle's papers were still in his name.

Bengaluru: Police investigation has cleared that the car involved in an alleged hit and run case at Bengaluru on Sunday, belongs to Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra.

Reportedly, the car was sold in January to a car dealer in Bengaluru. Police informed that the vehicle’s papers were still in Kundra’s name and were yet to be changed. The driver was detained by the police on Sunday, were led to Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty’s husband Raj Kundra only to be told that he had sold off the vehicle to a car dealer two months earlier.

The dealer identified as, Mohammed Sadab, from BMT Layout of Bengaluru, was in the car when the accident took place. Sadab has been booked for reckless driving.

Audi R8 hit an autorickshaw and two two-wheeler near a hotel at St. Marks Road following which the car driver was absconding. The auto driver and motorists escaped with minor injuries, but their vehicles were damaged. A case was registered at Cubbon Park traffic police station.