SIT to Probe Incident of Bureaucrat's Son Trying to Mow Down Girlfriend with Car in Thane9Photo© hindustantimes.com

SIT to Probe Incident of Bureaucrat's Son Trying to Mow Down Girlfriend with Car in Thane

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A special investigation team (SIT) has been formed to probe the incident in which a woman, Priya Singh, was injured after her boyfriend, Ashwajit Gaikwad, who is a senior bureaucrat's son, allegedly tried to mow her down with his car in Thane city, police said on Sunday.

Ashwajit Gaikwad and Priya Singh

A case has been registered against Ashwajit Gaikwad and two others under sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 279 (rash driving) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code, news agency PTI quoted Thane police commissioner Jai Jeet Singh as saying.

The police said the incident took place around 4.30am on December 11 near a hotel on Ghodbunder Road, where Priya Singh, 26, had gone to meet Gaikwad.