Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Bandra Hit-and-Run Accused Megha Rawal Sent to Judicial Custody
Police are investigating a crash in Bandra involving an eight-year-old boy named Ansh Gupta.
The boy was reportedly hit by an SUV allegedly driven by Megha Rawal.
He was taken to a hospital but died.
Rawal was arrested and first held by police for one day.
A court then sent her to judicial custody, although reports disagree about whether this lasted one day or 14 days.
The boy’s family confronted Rawal’s vehicle outside court and asked for justice.
Witnesses and the family made claims about fast driving, phone use, alcohol and trying to leave the scene.
Police and Rawal’s lawyers said some of these claims still needed to be checked.
Megha Rawal, 45, was produced in Bandra Court after one day of police custody.
Reports differ on whether she was remanded to one day or 14 days of judicial custody.
She is accused of driving an Innova Crysta that allegedly hit eight-year-old Ansh Ravindra Gupta in Bandra West.
Ansh was taken to Holy Family Hospital, where doctors declared him dead at about 3:45 p.m.
The victim’s family and residents demanded strict action, while police and the defence disputed some allegations.
- Who
- Megha Rawal, 45, is the accused; eight-year-old Ansh Ravindra Gupta was the child who died.
- What
- Rawal was sent to judicial custody in a case involving an SUV that allegedly struck Ansh.
- When
- The crash occurred on Sunday; Rawal appeared in Bandra Court on Tuesday, September 1, 2026.
- Where
- The crash occurred in Bandra West, Mumbai, and the court hearing took place in Bandra.
- Why
- Police are investigating the circumstances of the crash, including allegations of rash driving, phone use, alcohol use and an attempted departure from the scene.
Family Allegations
Police and Defence Responses
Driving behavior
Family Allegations
An eyewitness allegedly said Rawal was speaking on the phone and driving at high speed.
Police and Defence Responses
Police said the eyewitness’s claims would be independently verified, while the defence said no call records established phone use during the crash.
Alcohol and leaving the scene
Family Allegations
Ansh’s parents alleged that Rawal was under the influence of alcohol and tried to leave after the crash.
Police and Defence Responses
The reports do not establish these allegations as facts; police continued investigating the circumstances.
Further custody
Family Allegations
The victim’s family sought strict action and appeared in court demanding justice.
Police and Defence Responses
The defence opposed further police custody, saying investigators had found no additional evidence and that there were no grounds to invoke Section 105. Reports differ over whether judicial custody was ordered for one day or 14 days.
- Accused
- Megha Rawal, 45, described in one report as a nutritionist and entrepreneur
- Victim
- Ansh Ravindra Gupta, eight years old
- Vehicle
- Innova Crysta, registration number 24 BH 0455 B
- Hospital
- Holy Family Hospital in Bandra West
- Reported time of death
- About 3:45 p.m.
- Custody
- One day of police custody had ended; reports variously state one day or 14 days of judicial custody
- Registered sections
- Sections 105, 281 and 125 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 184 of the Motor Vehicles Act
- Next legal step
- One report said Rawal’s bail application would be heard by the Dindoshi Sessions Court on Wednesday
