Besides Mistry, the other victim was Jahangir Pandole, whose family was among the founders of Duke’s liquor brand. Mistry and Pandol died on the spot, according to eyewitnesses. The other passengers in the car were Jahangir’s brother Darius Pandole, the MD and CEO of JM Financial Asset Management Ltd and his wife Anahita Pandole, a gynecologist at Breach Candy Hospital and a fertility specialist. The accident took place around 3:30 pm when they were traveling in a Mercedes car and hit a divider along the Surya river stretch on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway – about 100 km away from Mumbai. Read | Cyrus Mistry, a tycoon who did not see eye to eye with the Tatas “Four people were inside the car, out of which two people died on the spot and two were taken to a hospital,” Palghar Superintendent of Police Balasaheb Patil said. only be able to comment after the post-mortem report. Palghar police have registered a report of accidental death and investigations are on. Information said that it was excessive speed, however an official version is awaited from the police. Asked about the reason, he said, “Our team of experts and people from the RTO are working… only after that we will be able to comment anything or explain the reasons.” Anahita Pandole was at the wheels when the accident took place and the victims were in the back seats. The airbags had also deployed, but the crash was devastating. The bodies of Mistry and Pandole were taken to the sub-district hospital in Kasa, while the Pandole couple was taken to Rainbow Hospital in Vapi in Gujarat, where they are undergoing treatment. The remains will be taken to Sir JJ Hospital in Mumbai for post-mortem, after which they will be handed over to the families. The Mistrys and Pandoles are family friends. The Pandole brothers lost their father, Dinshaw Pandole, last week. They had gone to Udwada in Valsad district over the weekend where they visited Iranshah Atas Behram’s fire temple for post-funeral ceremonies. The incident occurred during the return journey. The Maharashtra government has ordered an inquiry into the incident and sought a detailed report from the Palghar police. Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who holds the Home portfolio, spoke to Director General of Police Rajnish Seth and demanded a thorough investigation. “It was an unfortunate accident in Palghar, I spoke to the DGP and directed for detailed investigations,” he said.
