Hit-and-run: Victim loses limb

The right leg of Alauddin Imamuddin Haq, who was seriously injured after a car driven by the son of a corporate honcho had hit his bike, has been amputated in order to prevent infection spreading in his body, police said on Monday.

The right leg of Alauddin Imamuddin Haq, who was seriously injured after a car driven by the son of a corporate honcho had hit his bike, has been amputated in order to prevent infection spreading in his body, police said on Monday.

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"The 23-year-old Haq's leg has been removed during the operation at the Bombay hospital yesterday by the doctors attending him following gangrene," S S More, sub inspector at Marine Drive police station said.

Last Sunday, police had arrested Ankush Shahra (24), son of Dinesh Shahra, managing director of Ruchi Soya, an edible oil major, in a hit-and-run case.

Shahra, who was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident, was apprehended near Churchgate after a hot chase by police after his Porsche allegedly rammed into a motorcycle driven by Haq at Marine Drive, police said adding that the accused was later released on bail.

The victim works as a delivery boy for a local restaurant named Zaffran.