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Gorai Beach Hit and Run: Speeding Thar SUV Injures Four Women, Driver Arrested
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News18•03-10-2026, 10:38
Gorai Beach Hit and Run: Speeding Thar SUV Injures Four Women, Driver Arrested
- •Four women were seriously injured after a speeding Thar SUV struck them while they were strolling on Gorai Beach.
- •The incident occurred on September 26 at 6:30 PM near Dinu Resort, Gorai Village, Borivali West.
- •Accused driver Shreyas Shankarlal Tembare (24) first hit a parked rickshaw before running over the women.
- •Deepali Qureshi, Vijeta Gupta, Jennifer Sarkar, and Hema Singh sustained severe injuries and were hospitalized.
- •Gorai Police have arrested Tembare; questions are being raised about vehicles being allowed on the prohibited beach.
Key Questions Answered
A speeding Mahindra SUV driven by Shreyas Shankarlal Tembare collided with a roadside rickshaw and ran over four women strolling on Gorai Beach, seriously injuring them before the driver was arrested.
The four women seriously injured in the crash were Deepali alias Jasmine Salim Qureshi, Vijeta Deepchand Gupta, Jennifer Pradip Sarkar, and Hema Jayanti Singh.
The incident raised major questions regarding how tourist cars gain entry to Gorai Beach despite prohibitions, who grants them permission, and why authorities fail to enforce barriers.
