Mumbai: Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Waikar’s car met with an accident near the SRPF camp gate in Mumbai’s Jogeshwari area late Sunday night. Reports indicate that Waikar was inside the vehicle at the time of the collision, which occurred on the Western Express Highway. The accident involved an Eicher tempo colliding with Waikar’s car.
While initial details suggest no casualties or injuries, the police have launched an investigation into the incident. The tempo driver is suspected to have been intoxicated at the time of the accident.
The collision reportedly happened when the tempo rammed into Waikar’s vehicle near the SRPF camp entrance. Following the mishap, police reached the spot and began inquiries to ascertain the exact cause.
Who Is Ravindra Waikar?
Ravindra Waikar is a leader associated with the Shiv Sena faction led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. Earlier, Waikar had shifted allegiance from Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena to join the Shinde-led faction.
He has been representing the Jogeshwari East Assembly constituency since 2009 and has a long political career, starting as a municipal corporator in Mumbai in 1992. Waikar served as the Minister of State for Housing and Higher & Technical Education during the Fadnavis government from 2014 to 2019.
In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Waikar contested from the North-West Mumbai constituency, defeating Amol Kirtikar of the Uddhav Thackeray faction to secure his position as MP.
Mumbai Police Shares Details On The Accident
A police officer stated, "It was a minor incident. An Innova car and a tempo slightly collided with each other. No one was injured in the incident, and neither the car driver nor the tempo driver was drunk. A two-wheeler suddenly came in the car's way, and while trying to avoid hitting the two-wheeler, both vehicles slightly collided."
Shivsena MP Ravindra Waikar was in the car when the incident occurred. The accident took place on Sunday around 9:30 PM near the SRPF camp entrance in Jogeshwari East. No one filed a complaint about the incident, the police confirmed.
