In a harrowing incident, Ashwajit Gaikwad, son of a senior IAS officer Anil Gaikwad, rammed Range Rover over his girlfriend Priya Singh in Thane.
Priya, 26, who is a beautician and a social media influencer, is severely injured and is undergoing treatment in a hospital.
Ashwajit Gaikwad is son of high ranking bureaucrat Anil Gaikwad, who is the vice president and managing director of Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation.
IAS Anil Kumar Gaikwad
The police is interrogating the case and so far no arrest has been made. The police has taken the CCTV footage. The police have arrested Ashwajit and his two friends in this case. They have also recovered car which was allegedly used to run over Priya Singh.
The case:
Priya Singh is in relation which Ashwajit Gaikwad for four and half years. Gaikwad is married and he has been promising her that he will take soon take divorce and get married with her. The relationship between the two was going on like that only.
According to Priya Singh, she went to a family function in request of her boy friend Ashwajit. Every thing was normal until she saw Gaikwad with a woman, who everyone was calling his wife. When Priya tried to speak with Gaikwad, he is said to have started shouting at her, hurled abuses and even assaulted her. He slapped her, attempted to strangulate her and even bit her on hand.
The ordeal continued and when Priya tried to retrieve her belongings from Ashwajit's car, he allegedly told drives to run her over.
After laying on road for some time, Priya with the help of passer-by got admitted in the hospital where she is undergoing the treatment. With a broken right leg requiring surgery and extensive bruises across her body, she is likely to remain on bed rest for quite some time.
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