In yet another <keyword id="21093860" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="hit-and-run-case" source="keywords">hit-and-run case</keyword> in Maharashtra, an <keyword id="20070001" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="auto-rickshaw-driver" source="keywords">auto-rickshaw driver</keyword> was killed and his friend injured when an <keyword id="20027167" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="SUV" source="keywords">SUV</keyword> ran over them while they were sleeping at the <keyword id="22778498" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Versova-beach" source="keywords">Versova beach</keyword> in Mumbai, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place in the early hours of Monday following which the sports utility vehicle (SUV) driver fled from the spot without providing any help to the victims, they said. The <keyword id="270081" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="SUV-driver" source="Orion">SUV driver</keyword> and another occupant of the vehicle have been arrested. Auto-rickshaw driver Ganesh Yadav and his friend Bablu Shrivastava were sleeping at the beach as they felt hot in their room located nearby in the Sagar Kutir Rahivasi Sangh slum area, an official from Versova police station said. Shrivastava was awakened by a blunt impact on his head and hand, after which he saw a car running over Yadav, who was asleep next to him on a mat. Later, Shrivastava became unconscious, he said. The SUV driver, Nikhil Jawle (34), and his friend Shubham Dongre (33), who was also in the vehicle, fled from the spot without providing medical help to the victims, the official said. A local resident had noted the number of the SUV while it was entering the beachside from a narrow lane. With this information, the police came to know the car was registered in the name of Satish S in Nagpur, the official said. Within three hours of the incident, the two SUV occupants were nabbed from Igatpuri in neighbouring Nashik district, he said. During the probe, the police found the SUV driver was a resident of Nagpur and his friend hailed from Navi Mumbai. They reached Mumbai to meet Yadav's friend in Versova to extend good wishes to the latter for his cousin's wedding. They had brought the SUV from Nagpur and reached here after taking a halt at Lonavala in neighbouring Pune district, the official said. The police have collected blood samples of the SUV driver and his friend and sent them for forensic testing to find out if they were under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident, he said. An FIR has been registered against the duo under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including culpable homicide not amounting to murder, the official said. They were on Tuesday produced before a local court which sent them to five-day police custody, he said. "We are conducting further probe into the case," the official added. A spate of <keyword id="20004278" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="hit-and-run" source="keywords">hit-and-run</keyword> cases have been recently reported in the state. On July 7, a woman was killed in Mumbai's Worli area after a BMW car hit a two-wheeler on which she was travelling and dragged her for 1.5 km, police earlier said. Three persons, including the son of a Shiv Sena politician, were arrested in connection with the incident, according to police. The same night, a policeman was killed when a car rammed into the motorbike of two cops on patrolling duty in Pune's Khadki area. In another hit-and-run incident on July 7, a 23-year-old man was killed after an unidentified vehicle knocked him down in Nagpur city. On July 9, a 31-year-old woman was killed after a speeding car knocked her down in Nashik city. The car driver, who was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident, fled from the spot. He was later arrested. On February 25, a woman drove her Mercedes car recklessly allegedly under the influence of alcohol and crashed into two men travelling on a scooter on Ram Jhula bridge in Nagpur city. Both riders died after the crash. The woman surrendered before police on July 1, more than four months after the crash, and was subsequently placed under arrest. On July 2, a court ordered her release, terming her arrest in the case unlawful.

Mumbai hit-and-run: SUV fatally runs over auto-rickshaw driver, injures his friend at Versova beach

Mumbai/Raigad, June 3 (IANS) After a wait of 72 hours, Cyclone Nisarga made a thumping landfall at Shriwardhan-Dive Agar in Raigad district, hitting coastal Maharashtra with full fury, officials said. "The eye of the storm is around 60 km away, it has hit Raigad district at a speed of over 100kmph. Now, it is proceedings towards Uran," said Ratnagiri Collector Nidhi Choudhari in a statement. Uran is in the northern-part of Raigad, barely a couple of kilometres from south-central Mumbai which is dotted with towering skyscrapers and slums standing cheek-by-jowl, both at risk in the cyclone, close to the angry churning Arabian Sea. Several hours before the landfall, Nisarga had already announced its impending arrival with heavy rain in the entire coastal region of Palghar, Thane, Mumbai, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg, accompanied by strong gales of upto 60-70 kmph since Wednesday morning. Many scores of trees were uprooted, portions of roofs or protective coverings of homes and cottages were blown off in the entire Konkan region, while several vehicles were crushed under fallen trees in Mumbai and Thane. Big and small trees were blown off their roots in south Mumbai's Colaba and Churchgate, some in the suburbs and Thane, while huge waves lashed the jetties at Gateway of India, Bhaucha Dhakka, and popular beaches at Girgaum Chowpatty, Dadar, Juhu, Versova, Madh, Marve, Gorai on the city's west coast. A medium-size ship was tossed in the waves and got stuck in the ground off Mirya Beach in Ratnagiri, but there were no reports of any casualties. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray along with other ministers and officials continue to monitor the unfolding cyclonic situation while Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has called up all coastal district collectors and sought ground reports from them. Rescue teams of NDRF and SDRF, besides the army, navy, air force, coast guard, police, fire brigade, along with expert divers have been on standby at various points in Mumbai to handle any flood like situation. Maharashtra Fishermen's Association President Damodar Tandel said that many fishing villages on the entire coastal belt have suffered huge damages due to the storm. "As per the latest information, most of our fishing boats were moored safely since the past couple of days, but the real damage will be known only after the storm recedes. There are no reports of any casualties or missing fisherfolk," Tandel told IANS. The IMD has already declared a Red Alert for Raigad, Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Nashik, Dhule and Nandurbar - which is the expected path of Cyclone Nisarga on its land odyssey. Due to overnight rains, several low lying and coastal areas of Mumbai and Thane, besides other districts experienced inundation, but there were no disruptions as most people kept off roads in their homes. The Mumbai International Airport Ltd will operate only 19, including 8 incoming services, of the scheduled 50 daily domestic flights in view of the cyclone on Wednesday, said an official. Several long-distance trains on the Central Railway and Western Railway have been rescheduled to avoid the cyclone. With strict police deployment in the city and its beaches, most Mumbaikars have chosen to remain indoors, catching the real-life cyclone drama on their television sets. For Maharashtra, the new precautions over Cyclone Nisarga has come as a double-lockdown coupled with the Covid-19 restrictions already implemented since over two months. (Quaid Najmi can be contacted at: q.najmi@ians.in) --IANS qn/in

Cyclone Nisarga's Maha landfall full of fury

Mumbai, June 3 (IANS) Mumbai looked set to escape the fury of Cyclone Nisarga which made a thumping wet landfall at Shriwardhan-Dive Agar in Maharashtra's Raigad on Wedesday afternoon, officials indicated. As per the latest India Meteorological Department bulletin, the cyclone which was expected to move towards Mumbai-Thane-Palghar, has apparently veered off to the east and moving towards Pune. "Nisarga lay centred over coastal Maharashtra, close to east-southeast of Alibaug, 75 kms south-east of Mumbai (Colaba) and 65 kms west of Pune. Current intensity (near center) 90-100 kmph gusting to 110 kmph," said the IMD. From the changed direction, the cyclone is likely to head towards Nashik, Jalgaon and then onto Madhya Pradesh, officials said, even as Nisarga seemed to have missed the state capital by a whisker. "The eye of the storm is around 60 km away, it has hit Raigad district at a speed of over 100 kmph. Now, it is proceedings towards Uran," said Ratnagiri Collector Nidhi Choudhari soon after the landfall. However, barring three persons sustaining minor injuries when a tin roof blew off in Santacruz, there are no reports of any casualties so far. The collateral damage include scores of uprooted trees, several vehicles getting crushed in Mumbai and other parts of the Konkan, electric or power poles getting knocked down or roofs blowing away as people remained crouched indoors. Several hours before the landfall, Nisarga had already announced its impending arrival with heavy rains or showers in the entire coastal region - Palghar, Thane, Mumbai, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg - accompanied by strong gales of upto 60-70 km per hour speed since Wednesday morning. As a precautionary measure, over 13,000 people were evacuated in Raigad, some 2,000 in Mumbai and some more in Ratnagiri, Thane and Palghar, mostly from low-lying or risk-prone areas, and those living in 'kuchha' structures. Big and small trees were uprooted and crashed in south Mumbai's Colaba and Churchgate crushing at least two vehicles, while heavy waves lashed the jetties at Gateway of India, Bhaucha Dhakka, and popular beaches at Girgaum Chowpatty, Dadar, Juhu, Versova, Madh, Marve, Gorai on the city's west coast. At least 10 crew members stranded aboard a merchant ship - which was tossed in the waves and ran aground near Mirkawada fishing village in Ratnagiri - were safely rescued by local fishermen and Indian Coast Guard. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, along with other ministers and officials, continuously monitored the unfolding cyclonic situation while Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar called up all coastal District Collectors and sought ground reports from them. Rescue teams of NDRF and SDRF, besides army, navy, air force, coast guard, police, fire brigade, along with expert divers were on standby at various points in Mumbai to handle any flood like situation. Maharashtra Fishermen's Association President Damodar Tandel said that many fishing villages on the entire coastal belt have suffered huge damages due to the storm. "As per the latest information, most of our fishing boats were moored safely since the past couple of days, but the real damage will be known only after the stormy weather recedes. There are no reports of any casualties or missing fisherfolk," Tandel told IANS. The IMD has already declared a Red Alert for Raigad, Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Nashik, Dhule and Nandurbar - which is the expected path of Cyclone Nisarga on its land odyssey. Due to overnight rains, several low-lying and coastal areas of Mumbai and Thane, besides other districts experience inundation, but there were no disruptions as most people kept off roads in their homes. Following a runway excursion by a FedEx cargo aircraft on the Mumbai International Airport Ltd.'s secondary runway, and owing to inclement weather conditions, the airport suspended all flight from 2.30-6 p.m. Several long-distance trains on the Central Railway and Western Railway had been rescheduled to avoid the cyclone. With strict police deployment in the city and its beaches, most Mumbaikars had chosen to remain indoors, catching the real-life cyclone drama on their television sets. --IANS qn/vd

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