<p>In a twist to the BMW accident case involving a Rajasthan MLA’s son, a man on Sunday appeared in a local court where accused Siddharth Maharia was produced and claimed that he was driving the car when the mishap occurred.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Ramesh filed an application before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) through the counsel for the accused claiming that he was driving the car which hit an autorickshaw and a police van leaving three men dead, Investigating Officer Kamal Nain said.<br /><br />The court may give its ruling on the application on Monday.<br />The court on Sunday sent Siddharth Maharia, who was arrested under section 304 of the IPC (punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder), to one-day police custody.<br /><br />Siddharth, the son of Independent MLA from Fatehpur, Nandkishore Maharia, was driving the BMW at a speed of around 100 km/hr in the wee hours on Saturday. The car first hit an autorickshaw and then rammed a PCR van nearby, the police said.<br />Of the four men who were in the autorickshaw, three were killed while one was injured. Four policemen including an Assistant Sub-Inspector were also injured.<br /><br />As per the breathanalyser test conducted soon after the incident, Siddharth Maharia’s alcohol level was found to be 152 mg/100 ml, while the permissible limit is 30 mg/100 ml, the police said.<br /><br /></p>
<p>In a twist to the BMW accident case involving a Rajasthan MLA’s son, a man on Sunday appeared in a local court where accused Siddharth Maharia was produced and claimed that he was driving the car when the mishap occurred.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Ramesh filed an application before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) through the counsel for the accused claiming that he was driving the car which hit an autorickshaw and a police van leaving three men dead, Investigating Officer Kamal Nain said.<br /><br />The court may give its ruling on the application on Monday.<br />The court on Sunday sent Siddharth Maharia, who was arrested under section 304 of the IPC (punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder), to one-day police custody.<br /><br />Siddharth, the son of Independent MLA from Fatehpur, Nandkishore Maharia, was driving the BMW at a speed of around 100 km/hr in the wee hours on Saturday. The car first hit an autorickshaw and then rammed a PCR van nearby, the police said.<br />Of the four men who were in the autorickshaw, three were killed while one was injured. Four policemen including an Assistant Sub-Inspector were also injured.<br /><br />As per the breathanalyser test conducted soon after the incident, Siddharth Maharia’s alcohol level was found to be 152 mg/100 ml, while the permissible limit is 30 mg/100 ml, the police said.<br /><br /></p>