The accused was driving drunk, the police mentioned. (Representational)
Pune:
A meals supply man was killed after an Audi automotive pushed by an allegedly drunk senior govt of a personal agency hit his two-wheeler in Pune within the early hours of Friday, police mentioned.
The posh automotive’s driver Ayush Tayal (34) fled from the spot after the accident close to Tadigutta within the metropolis’s Mundhwa space and was arrested later with the assistance off CCTV footage, an official mentioned.
“The incident happened at Koregaon Park, Mumdhwa highway close to Poonawala Fincorp round 1.30 am on Friday. Tayal’s automotive first hit a few two wheelers, inflicting minor accidents to riders, simply 100 metres away from the spot the place meals supply individual Rauf Akbar Shaikh’s motorbike was hit and he sustained accidents,” mentioned Manoj Patil, Further Commissioner of Police (North Area).
Shaikh later succumbed to his accidents, the official added.
“The accused fled the scene however was later held from his dwelling after CCTV footage was checked to establish the automotive. He was tracked down with the assistance of the automobile’s particulars,” Mr Patil added.
The medical examination of Tayal, a senior govt at a agency in Ranjangaon MIDC right here, confirmed he was driving drunk, as per police.
Tayal, who was charged underneath Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Motor Automobiles Act provisions, was produced in an area court docket and remanded in police custody until October 13, the official added.
Shaikh’s cousin Majhar Shaikh mentioned the deceased was a supply man with meals aggregator app Swiggy.
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