The nephew of a BJP MLAs of Gujarat has been arrested after allegedly killing a passenger of Rapido and seriously injuring another passenger and its driver in a road accident on the Ahmedabad road. Raghavendra Kushwaha, the accused, is reportedly involved in the real estate business besides being nephew of Bapunagar MLA Dineshsinh Kushwaha.
The crash occurred early Wednesday morning, near Shilaj Circle, when the speeding SUV are apparently collided with a Rapido motorcycle. Victim, Harshbhai Purbia, 35, who was travelling as a pillion rider with him, lost his life in the incident and the Rapido driver sustained serious injuries.
Kushwaha was on his way back with four friends from Kalol area in Gandhinagar where he had spent the night partying, reports said. The accident reportedly occurred at around 7 am.
The Ahmedabad rural police were also accused of sheltering the suspect, for failing to carry out the medical examination of the accidented accused and granting him bail at the police station.
Kushwaha was finally arrested by the Bopal Police more than 40 hours after the incident.
Police said the accused and his friends then got in their Range Rover, and got away from the scene soon after it had happened. Television images from security cameras around the area were then analysed by investigators to see how the SUV had been moving around.
On the basis of the registration number that had been taken at the scene of the accident with the help of the vehicle’s number, the police located the Range Rover and identified Raghavendra Kushwaha as the alleged driver at the time of the accident. Further investigation into the case is underway.