Cabbie in cop custody till October 16

MUMBAI: A Bandra court has remanded taxi driver Virendrakumar Tiwari (40) in five days’ police custody for allegedly knocking down six people near Mint Colony in Mahim early on Wednesday. Tiwari will be in custody till October 16.
The Mahim police will send a report of the accident to the traffic COPS to decide whether Tiwari’s driving licence should be suspended or terminated permanently for trying to drive over people under the influence of alcohol.“Cancellation or suspension of a driving licence is done by the traffic department. We will send Tiwari’s case report to the traffic department concerned to take further action against him,” said DCP (Zone V) Dhananjay Kulkarni.
Meanwhile, Bansi Chouhan, one of the pavement dwellers injured in the Mahim incident, is still not out of danger. He suffered grievous head injuries. “He is still in the ICU and not out of danger,” said a doctor at Bhabha Hospital, Bandra. Doctors said they would have to observe Bansi’s condition before deciding on their plan of action.
According to the police, Tiwari has worked as a taxi driver in Mumbai for the past 17 years.