The driver arrested said he was not the real accused but was asked to be the fall guy
Mateen Hafeez TNN
Mumbai: The family of Shabbir Dharamsey, who died in an accident on Marine Drive in 2007, has urged the court to order reinvestigation since they believe the driver arrested in this case is not the real accused.
On March 23, 2007, Dharamsey (44) and his wife Nadia (42) were going to have ice cream after dinner when a speeding car rammed into their scooter. Nadia was flung from the scooter and landed on the bonnet of the car. Her hair got entangled in the car’s windscreen and she was dragged by the car till her hair broke and she fell on the road.
WhileNadia was rushedtoBombay Hospital, Dharamsey was found after half an hour. He died after being taken tohospital.Nadia wasin ICUwith multiple injuries, including a brain haemorrhage, a broken spine, pelvic fractures, a fractured skull, pierced lungs, liver injury and internal bleeding. She was unconscious for 15 days.
Faraaz, their son, said that they suspect that Farhan Mansoor Ahmed, who was arrested for the accident, was not the real accused. “My mother had clearly seen four teenaged boys in the car. The accused were replaced with fake ones after the accident,” said Faraaz. Dharamsey’s lawyer, Kalpesh Patil,saidthey werehoping thecourtwill order the police to reopen the case.
On November 21 last year, Ahmed filed an affidavit in the court saying he was notthe real accused.“Atthetimeof the accident, I was working as a personal driver. My boss called me to Marine Drive police station and stated that a minor accident had taken place and if I take responsibility for the accident, his younger brother, who actually caused the accident, would be saved. On humanitarian grounds, I agreed to take the responsibility and I was arrested,” Ahmed stated. “I was released after 12 days and then came to know that a man had died in the accident. I have been dragged into court proceedings which I don’t understand since I am not literate enough to understand these legal issues. I want to say that I was not at the wheel when the accident took place,”Ahmedstatedin the affidavit. He has named someone else who, according to him, was at the wheel at the time of the accident.
The Times of India, January 6, 2012
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