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Maharashtra: Cop's Son Arrested For Hitting Woman With Speeding Car In Pimpri Chinchwad

Pimpri-Chinchwad DCP Shivaji Pawar on Thursday 🦹informed that the pedestrian is stable now and receivi﷽ng medical attention.

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A speeding car hit a woman walking on the roadside on Wednesday in Maharaജshtra's Pimpri Chinchwad and the incident was captured by the CCTV cam nearby leading to the identification of the driver and his arrest.

Pimpri-Chinchwad DCP♍ Shivaji Pawar on Thursday informed that the pedestrian is stable now and receiving medica꧟l attention.

The incident is s𒅌aid to have happened on June 🦹12 at the Swaraj Chowk  in MIDC Bhosari Police Station limits.

According to India Today repor♊t, an official from Pimpri Chinchwad police said that the initial investigations suggest the car driver lost control over the wheels.

The official clarified it wasn't a case of drunk drivin💎g.

ꦦ"The accident took place on Tuesday afternoon when the car veered off the road and hit the woman as she was walking along the roadside. The woman received injuries. Her brother and uncle reached there shortly after the incident and took her home. They informed us that they🥀 will visit the police station to file a formal complaint," the official reportedly said.

DCP Shivaji Pawar detailing on the incident to PTI said that the car was a white𓂃 Wagon R which hit the victim named Rekha around between 3.30-4 pm on June 12.

He also said that the accused who is a 24-year-old has been💎 taken into custody and the car w𝐆as seized.

Foll💖owing a complaint from the woman's brother🍒, the police took into custody the car's driver, identified as Vinay Vilas Naykere.

Charges under sections 279 and 337 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and relevant sections of the Motor Vehicle Act (MVA) were pressed against hi💧m.

Naykere is reporte🍃dly the son of a police official.

Last month, a Porsche car allegedly driven by a 17-year-old boy hit a🥂 motorbike in Pune's Kalyani Nagar area, killing two IT professionals.

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