Thane (Maharashtra): Thane Commissioner of Police (CP) Jai Jeet Singh on Sunday announced that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted to probe the run-over case where Ashwajit Anil Gaikwad is an accused. Ashwajit is the son of the senior IAS officer Anil Gaikwad.
The Thane Police Commissioner also announced that the SIT will be headed by Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Zone 5 Amar Singh Jadhav. A woman was injured after her boyfriend allegedly tried to run her over with his car in Maharashtra's Thane district. The incident had taken place in the wee hours on Monday near a hotel on the Ghodbunder Road.
"For a thorough investigation, an SIT (Special Investigation Team) has been formed under DCP Zone 5 Amar Singh Jadhav in the case in which Ashwajit Anil Gaikwad and others have been named as accused. All aspects are being considered. Statements of witnesses are being recorded and forensic evidence is being collected," said Thane CP Jai Jeet Singh.
Three persons, including the son of a senior Maharashtra bureaucrat, were arrested late Sunday night in this regard, police said. Additional Commissioner of Police (West) Mahesh Patil identified the three as Ashwajit Gaikwad, Romil Patel and Sagar Shedge. "The three were held at 8:50pm. A Mahindra Scorpio and a Landrover that were allegedly used in the incident have been seized. Kasarwadavali police is probing further," Patil said on his message to the media.
Meanwhile, the victim claimed that policemen were forcing her to sign something, but she refused. "Last night some policemen came. They were trying to force me to sign something. I refused. Because I did not have a lawyer. Neither did anyone from my family. They were forcing me, saying that whatever will happen tomorrow, sign now. When I did not sign, they got angry and went away. I have great faith in the Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) and the (Maharashtra) Chief Minister (Eknath Shinde). I just want justice," she told reporters here.
A case under Indian Penal Code sections 279 (rash driving or riding on a public way), 338 (causing grievous hurt by an act endangering the life or personal safety of others), 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace), and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) has been registered against Ashwajit Gaikwad and other accused. (With PTI inputs)
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