<p>Mumbai: Pradeep Nakhwa, the husband of Kaveri Nakhwa who was killed in BMW car hit-and-run incident in Mumbai, on Monday demanded stringent punishment for the driver, saying his wife could have been saved if he had stopped the car.</p><p>Speaking to media persons, he recounted the events when the couple was returning from Crawford Market on Sunday morning after purchasing fish when their two-wheeler was struck from behind by a speeding car at around 5:30 am. Kaveri Nakhwa was riding pillion.</p><p>"We were riding at a speed of 30 to 35 kilometres per hour when a speeding car hit us from behind. Due to the impact, we landed on the bonnet of the car," recalled Pradeep Nakhwa, who sustained injuries.</p>.<p>The driver pressed the brake, causing me to fall off, but my wife was trapped under the front wheel, he recounted.</p><p>Pradeep said he tried to stop the car by banging the bonnet, but the driver did not stop and dragged my wife towards the (Worli-end) of the sea link.</p><p>"I started running behind the car asking the driver to stop. Had he stopped the car, my wife could have been saved," he said.</p><p>The car was driven by a 24-year-old youth who was the owner of the car while another individual was seated beside him, he claimed.</p><p>"I have two children. We lost everything. My wife is gone, but the accused should get stringent punishment for the accident," Pradeep Nakhwa said, his voice filled with grief and anger.</p>.Will implement harsher penalties for offenders: CM Eknath Shinde on rise in hit-and-run cases in Maharashtra.<p>According to Mumbai police, the car was allegedly driven by Mihir Shah, son of ruling Shiv Sena leader Rajesh Shah, who is on the run.</p><p>The car dragged the woman for more than 2 km. She was rushed to a hospital where doctors declared her dead on arrival.</p><p>A Look Out Circular (LOC) has also been put out against Mihir Shah, an official said on Monday.</p><p>Police suspect that Mihir was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident as he was spotted at a bar in Juhu area here a few hours before the incident, the official said.</p><p>Police have arrested the car owner Rajesh Shah and the driver Rajrishi Bidawat for allegedly helping Mihir escape after the accident. </p>
<p>Mumbai: Pradeep Nakhwa, the husband of Kaveri Nakhwa who was killed in BMW car hit-and-run incident in Mumbai, on Monday demanded stringent punishment for the driver, saying his wife could have been saved if he had stopped the car.</p><p>Speaking to media persons, he recounted the events when the couple was returning from Crawford Market on Sunday morning after purchasing fish when their two-wheeler was struck from behind by a speeding car at around 5:30 am. Kaveri Nakhwa was riding pillion.</p><p>"We were riding at a speed of 30 to 35 kilometres per hour when a speeding car hit us from behind. Due to the impact, we landed on the bonnet of the car," recalled Pradeep Nakhwa, who sustained injuries.</p>.<p>The driver pressed the brake, causing me to fall off, but my wife was trapped under the front wheel, he recounted.</p><p>Pradeep said he tried to stop the car by banging the bonnet, but the driver did not stop and dragged my wife towards the (Worli-end) of the sea link.</p><p>"I started running behind the car asking the driver to stop. Had he stopped the car, my wife could have been saved," he said.</p><p>The car was driven by a 24-year-old youth who was the owner of the car while another individual was seated beside him, he claimed.</p><p>"I have two children. We lost everything. My wife is gone, but the accused should get stringent punishment for the accident," Pradeep Nakhwa said, his voice filled with grief and anger.</p>.Will implement harsher penalties for offenders: CM Eknath Shinde on rise in hit-and-run cases in Maharashtra.<p>According to Mumbai police, the car was allegedly driven by Mihir Shah, son of ruling Shiv Sena leader Rajesh Shah, who is on the run.</p><p>The car dragged the woman for more than 2 km. She was rushed to a hospital where doctors declared her dead on arrival.</p><p>A Look Out Circular (LOC) has also been put out against Mihir Shah, an official said on Monday.</p><p>Police suspect that Mihir was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident as he was spotted at a bar in Juhu area here a few hours before the incident, the official said.</p><p>Police have arrested the car owner Rajesh Shah and the driver Rajrishi Bidawat for allegedly helping Mihir escape after the accident. </p>