Mihir Shah, the main accused in the Worli hit-and-run case, has filed a habeas corpus petition (legal recourse that allows someone to report unlawful imprisonment or detention to a court) in the high court, seeking his immediate release. According to Advocate Rishi Bhuta, Shah has moved the high court, alleging that his arrest was unlawful.

Shah’s BMW involved in the hit-and-run 

We have filed a habeas corpus plea because Mihir’s detention is illegal. He was not informed about the grounds of his arrest,” Bhuta said while speaking to mid-day. The incident occurred on July 7, when a BMW struck two people Pradeep and Kaveri Nakhwa near Atria Mall in Worli. Kaveri Nakhwa was dragged for up to three kilometeres and later succumbed to her injuries. The Worli police arrested Shah’s father, Rajesh Shah, and the driver, Rajrishi Bidawat, on the same day.