Pradeep Nakhwa, the husband of Kaveri Nakhwa who was killed in a BMW car hit-and-run incident in Mumbai, on Monday demanded stringent punishment for the accused and said his wife could have been saved if the driver stopped the car on time.
In an interview with India Today, the victim’s husband said his wife could have been saved if the driver, son of Shiv Sena leader Rajesh Shah, had stopped the car adding that “he will drag the accused the same he dragged his wife.”
He also recounted the fateful day 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, who died in the deadly crash, was riding a pillion.
“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,” Pradeep Nakhwa, who also sustained injuries, told PTI.
The driver pressed the brake, causing me to fall off, but my wife was trapped under the front wheel,” he recounted.
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.
“I started running behind the car asking the driver to stop. Had he stopped the car, my wife could have been saved,” he said.
“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.