In a day of multiple developments relating to the sensational BMW hit-and–run case,  the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena on Wednesday sacked the key accused Mihir Shah’s father Rajesh Shah as the deputy leader of the Palghar district party unit, even as a city court remanded him in police custody till July 16. 

Simultaneously, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)  demolished the unauthorised portion of “Vice Global Tapas Bar where Mihir Shah consumed liquor along with his friends shortly before the shocking mishap.. The BMC pulled down the structure as the hotel management had carried out some alterations without taking permission from the civic body. On Tuesday, the Maharashtra Excise Department had sealed the Juhu bar.

A day after his arrest, Mihir was on Wednesday produced before the court of chief Sewri metropolitan magistrate S P Bhosale who sent him to police custody for seven days.

Sr Shah, who had earlier been arrested for ensuring the escape of his son but was released on bail, faced the wrath of the party leadership which sacked him  from his party post, 

Within days after a BMW driven by his son Mihir Shah fatally knocked down a fisherwoman and injured her husband, the Shinde  Sena removed Rajesh Shah as the deputy leader of the Palghar district party unit. In a one-line statement issued here, the Shinde Sena announced that it was relieving Rajesh from his post as party’s deputy leader of Palghar as the direction of party president and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. It did not assign any reason for the removal of Sr Shah from the party post.

Right from day one, Shinde has made no bones about his strong disapproval about Mihir Shah’s involvement in the hit-and-run case and the manner in which his father tried to protect his 24-year-old son

On Sunday when Mihir Shah fled the scene rammed into a couple borne-scooter that was returning from the Sassoon Dock at Colaba in south Mumbai after purchasing fish stock at an auction, chief minister Shinde said: “What has happened is unfortunate, very sad....Law will take its own course, everyone is equal before law. I have spoken to the police and strict action will be taken against those found guilty”.

On the following day when the police issued a ‘Look Out Circular’ (LOC) against Rajesh Shah’s absconding son Mihir Shah, Shinde said  that the State government stood firmly with the victim families in hit-and-run cases.

Talking to media persons here on Monday, Shinde  had said: “I am deeply concerned by the rise in hit-and-run incidents in Maharashtra. It is intolerable that the powerful and influential misuse their status to manipulate the system. Such miscarriages of justice will not be tolerated by my government”.

“The lives of ordinary citizens are precious to us. I have directed the State Police department to handle these cases with the utmost seriousness and ensure justice is served. In addition, we are implementing stricter laws and harsher penalties for hit-and-run offenders,” the chief minister said.

"No one, whether rich, influential, or the offspring of bureaucrats or ministers, affiliated with any party, will have immunity as long as I am the Chief Minister of the State. I have zero tolerance for injustice,” Shinde said.

"Let me make it clear that my administration stands firmly with the victims and their families. We are committed to creating a safer Maharashtra for all its citizens,” the chief minister said.