Youth dies in car crash near Pench in Kurai; Congress, Sena (UBT) link vehicle to MLA Parinay Fuke's son

A road accident in the Kurai police station area of Madhya Pradesh has become a source of controversy in Maharashtra politics. The accident took place on the night of November 4 in the Kurai area near the Pench sanctuary. A four-wheeler crashed, killing Rehan Ali alias Zidan, a youth from Nagpur. According to preliminary information, five other youths were injured.

Leaders of the Congress and the Thackeray faction of the Shiv Sena have alleged in social media posts that the vehicle in the accident, MH 40 AH 7227, is linked to the family of MLA Parinay Fuke. They allege that the MLA's son was present at the spot at the time of the accident and was driving the vehicle.

Sources close to the Fuke family have rejected the allegations. They claim there were two four-wheelers at the spot that day, both driven by professional drivers. According to the sources, the MLA's son was in the first vehicle, which had no accident. The second vehicle, coming from behind, went out of control and crashed. Rehan Ali, who was in it, was seriously injured and died in the vehicle. Some other youths with him were also injured.

The incident has been entered at the Kurai police station in Madhya Pradesh. However, Madhya Pradesh Police have so far not disclosed whether there were two four-wheelers or only one at the time. An attempt was made to contact MLA Parinay Fuke but he could not be reached, so his own response is not available. Sources close to him say the MLA's son was not in the vehicle that met with the accident.

Harshwardhan Sapkal wrote in his post that one youth died on the spot and five people were seriously injured in a terrible accident in the Pench sanctuary area near Nagpur, on the Madhya Pradesh-Maharashtra border. According to him, the vehicle belongs to BJP MLA Parinay Fuke and his son was driving it drunk at the time. Sapkal wrote that as a life has been lost, any attempt to hush up the matter or shield the guilty under political pressure would not be tolerated at all. He said the Chief Minister should show that being an MLA's son gives no one protection from the law. He wrote that a fair investigation and strict action must follow.

Shiv Sena (UBT) deputy leader Sushma Andhare also shared a post on the matter. She wrote that while Maharashtra's farmers are battling drought, the sons of the state's legislators are speeding in their cars and do not care if someone dies. According to Andhare, the vehicle met with the accident four days ago while coming from Madhya Pradesh to Nagpur from the direction of the Pench sanctuary.

Andhare also wrote in her post that a medico-legal case (MLC) has been registered at the Kurai police station in Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh. According to her, the son of Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Parinay Fuke was driving the vehicle, the vehicle is also in Fuke's name, and the driver is seriously injured. Andhare also wrote that all of them had consumed large quantities of alcohol. She described the condition of five people as extremely serious.