Overview
- U.S. Marshals removed Shenoy from custody in Mumbai on Sept. 25 and returned him to New York with support from the Justice Department and the U.S. Embassy.
- He was arraigned in Nassau County, pleaded not guilty to second-degree manslaughter, was ordered held without bail, and is due back in court Oct. 14.
- Prosecutors allege he ran a red light at roughly 75–84 mph in a 40 mph zone, T-boning Philip Mastropolo’s car and propelling it about 65 feet into a box truck.
- Authorities say he fled to India 14 days after the crash despite surrendering his documents, obtained a replacement passport, and fought extradition for about 18 years.
- If convicted, he faces up to 15 years in prison, and Mastropolo’s adult children attended the arraignment as the long-stalled case resumed.