MUMBAI: Police investigating the Sion Hospital accident, where a 60-year-old woman from Mumbra was killed, suspect that Dr Rajesh Dere, head of forensic medicine at the hospital, was either under the influence of alcohol or using his cellphone when he allegedly ran over her. They claimed that Dere misled them by stating that Rubaida Shaikh was found unconscious and intimated the authorities of her death only after 18 hours, report S Ahmed Ali & Sumitra DebRoy.
Dere, who was arrested under IPC Sections 304-A, 338, 279, and 177, was produced before a Dadar court and remanded in judicial custody. He was later granted bail for Rs 20,000.
Shaikh's son, Shahnawaz, alleged on Sunday that the 18-hour delay was sufficient to eliminate traces of alcohol from Dere's system. After carrying out the final rites, he expressed surprise that Dere had been granted bail.
"We are waiting for Dere's blood test report and have asked the mobile service provider for call detail records to determine if he was using his phone during the accident," said a source.
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