Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday questioned the possibility of evidence tampering and influencing of witnesses while hearing the bail plea of Mihir Shah, the main accused in the Worli hit-and-run case. Shah is the son of former Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction) leader Rajesh Shah.

Court Observes Risk of Witness Influence

After going through the case papers, Justice Neela Gokhale observed, “Conclusion is he is prone to tampering with witnesses. (He) tried to save himself, tried to mix up evidence.”

The court said the bail plea can be considered after the trial court records statements of important witnesses, including complainant Pradeep Nakhwa, husband of the deceased. The matter has been kept for hearing on November 17.

Accident Details and Allegations

On July 7, Shah alleg

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