On August 20, a special court under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) granted bail to 21-year-old Nihal Arjun Solanki after nearly three months in custody. Solanki was arrested on May 24 for allegedly driving an uninsured Mercedes while drunk, crashing through a police checkpoint at Marine Drive’s NS Road Junction, and fleeing the scene. The crash severely injured Assistant Sub-Inspector Krishnakant Mishra, who suffered multiple fractures and now requires knee replacement surgery. 

ASI Krishnakant Mishra, who sustained a fractured hip in the collision