Mumbai: Drunk driver kills sole breadwinner of family of 10

The Qureshi family was plunged into mourning. Inset: Anees Qureshi. Pics/sayyed Sameer Abedi

In one quick flash, and a drunk driver's carelessness, a family of 10 lost its sole breadwinner.

In what was a hit-and-run mishap, Pravin Shah (35) was speeding in his Ford EcoSport, when he knocked over Anees Qureshi (30) and Sugriv Yadav (32) as they were crossing the road near the Mankhurd Subway. While Yadav survived, Qureshi succumbed to his injuries a day later.

Meanwhile, the crowd nabbed the accused after his car turned turtle a little away from the accident spot when he rammed into a divider. Shah was arrested and tests showed that he was driving under the influence.

The impact of the crash was such that the car was totaled

Fatal crossing
The incident occurred at 11.30 pm on Wednesday as Shah was speeding through the Mankhurd Subway and came across Qureshi and Yadav, both residents of PMPG colony, as they were crossing the road. In his drunken state, while he was able to avoid dashing into a rickshaw, Shah couldn't avoid running over the duo.

Abbas Qureshi, Anees' father, said, "Anees was working at a mutton store at Vashi and he was the only bread winner of the family. We all - his parents, his wife, two kids, a sister, and brother and his extended family - were dependent on him."

As Shah was speeding, he ran over the duoâÂu00c2u0080Âu00c2u0088- Qureshi and Yadav - while they were crossing the road. Qureshi later succumbed to his injuries. As he was getting away though, Shah rammed into a divider and his car turned turtle. He was then apprehended by the police. Illustration/Uday Mohite

Police says
According to the police, "Anees and Yadav were taken to Rajawadi Hospital, but Anees didn't survive. Meanwhile, Shah, who is a manager at a nationalised bank, was tested and found to be drunk. Now, a case under section 304-II (Culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 338 (Causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others) and 279 (Rash driving or riding on a public way) of IPC along with Motor Vehicle Act is registered and Shah is in judicial custody."

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No of family members who were dependent on the deceased