A speeding vehicle damaged four parked cars – including three near Maharashtra minister Gulabrao Patil’s bungalow in Malabar Hill – in the early hours of Thursday. Fortunately, no injuries were reported.
According to Malabar Hill police, the incident occurred between 4am and 4.20am on LD Ruparel Road, where an unidentified vehicle rammed into four stationary cars. The driver fled the scene following the accident. Police are currently using CCTV footage and technical surveillance to trace and identify the vehicle and the absconding driver
An FIR has been registered under Sections 281 (rash driving), 125 (negligent conduct), and 324 (causing hurt by act endangering life) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), as well as Sections 184 and 187 of the Motor Vehicles Act, which pertain to dangerous driving and failure to report an accident.
