Driver arrested after crash involving car owned by BJP leader Bawankule's son

Luxury car owned by Maharashtra BJP chief's son hits vehicles in Nagpur, driver arrested, investigation ongoing.

Police have arrested the driver of a luxury car, owned by Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule’s son Sanket, after it hit several vehicles in Nagpur city, an official said on Tuesday (September 10, 2024).

The person driving the Audi car, Arjun Hawre, was arrested on Monday (September 9) night and later released on bail (at the local police station), a senior police official told PTI.

“No action has been taken so far against Sanket Bawankule and two other occupants who reportedly escaped from the scene at Mankapur bridge,” an official from Sitabuldi police station said on Monday (September 9).

After the incident took place in the early hours of Monday, a case of rash driving and other offences was registered on the complaint of Jitendra Sonkamble, whose vehicle was hit by the Audi car, he said.

The occupants of the Audi car were returning from a beer bar in Dharampeth when the incident took place, the official said adding the medical examination will include blood tests for alcohol detection.

“We are checking the CCTV footage to ascertain the chain of events, after which further action on all aspects, including other occupants, will follow,” he said.

The car owned by Mr. Sanket Bawankule hit several vehicles in Ramdaspeth area, after which Hawre and one more occupant — Ronit Chittamwar — were apprehended by police.