A 35-year-old man was killed and another person injured after a Range Rover allegedly hit a Rapido motorcycle near Shilaj Circle in Ahmedabad, following which Bopal police arrested the vehicle’s driver, identified in the report as Raghavendra Kushwaha. Police traced him through CCTV footage and the vehicle’s registration details, according to Sandesh’s report.
The collision took place near the Gurukrupa Traders crossroads close to Shilaj Circle. The Range Rover, bearing registration number GJ 27 EK 0600, allegedly struck the motorcycle while it was travelling through the area. The motorcycle was being operated by Rapido rider Pradeep Kumar, with Harshadkumar Purbia travelling as the passenger.
Both people on the motorcycle were seriously injured in the crash. Harshadkumar Purbia later died from his injuries. The report identifies him as a 35-year-old resident of Ahmedabad’s Shastrinagar area and says he was originally from Dhrangadhra in Surendranagar district. The report does not provide further details about the condition of the motorcycle rider.
According to the report, the Range Rover was left at the scene after the collision and the driver fled. Bopal police began examining CCTV footage from the area and used technical evidence linked to the vehicle’s number plate to identify the alleged driver. Police subsequently arrested Raghavendra Kushwaha and seized the Range Rover.
The report identifies Kushwaha as the nephew of Dineshsinh Kushwaha, a BJP MLA from Ahmedabad’s Bapunagar constituency. That family connection has added political attention to a case that began as a fatal road crash. The report does not state that the legislator was involved in the collision or the alleged decision to leave the scene.
The arrest follows a familiar enforcement sequence in serious urban road crashes: investigators used surveillance footage, vehicle-registration information and the abandoned car to establish the alleged driver’s identity. The case also highlights how CCTV coverage and registration records can become central to investigations when a driver leaves the location of a collision.
The report says police have begun a further investigation into the accused’s previous record and are examining whether he may have been involved in earlier accidents. That possibility is described as part of the preliminary inquiry and has not been established as a proven fact in the supplied report.
Bopal police’s investigation will determine the circumstances of the collision, the charges applicable to the alleged conduct and the sequence of events after the impact. The next steps include continuing the legal investigation and examining the available CCTV and vehicle-related evidence.
