Mumbai: A day after Ghatkopar businessman Dhrumil Patel (33) died following 10 days of hospitalisation after being hit by a speeding car allegedly driven by a 17-year-old boy, Tilak Nagar police invoked the stronger section of culpable homicide not amounting to murder in the case.Dhrumil’s family urged police and prosecution to treat the boy as an adult as he will turn 18 in three months and cited his previous reckless driving stunts posted on social media.The incident took place near Somaiya College in Vidyavihar on February 5 night, said police. Dhrumil and his wife Minal were returning home on their scooter after closing their shop in Parel when the speeding car, allegedly coming from the opposite direction, rammed into them. The impact flung the couple several feet, leaving them with multiple fractures and grievous injuries. Minal is still recovering in a private hospital, said police.Police arrested the boy and his father for allegedly allowing him to drive the vehicle. The Juvenile Justice Board later granted bail to the 17-year-old as his board exams were approaching.“Since Dhrumil succumbed to his injuries, we asked police to add BNS Section 105 to the FIR as the ingredients of culpable homicide not amounting to murder are made out. The boy has a history of such car stunts …and has posted the same on his Instagram handles and social media,” said advocate Ruben Mascarenhas, representing Dhrumil’s family. “…since the crime is heinous, we have also requested the prosecution to petition the Juvenile Justice Board to allow the boy to be tried as an adult as he is 17 years and nine months old.”
