Overview

• Dr. Mohammad Naseem Ansari, 58, died around midnight on Aug 22–23 after his scooter skidded on an uneven stretch under the APJ Abdul Kalam flyover at Vanjar Patti Naka and he came under a truck’s rear wheel.
• Thane DCP (Traffic) Pankaj Shirsat ordered a restriction on heavy vehicles entering Bhiwandi via Wanjarpatti, Ranjanoli, Anjurphata and Talvali nakas, effective Aug 23, with exemptions for emergency services and alternate routes designated.
• Nizampura police arrested driver Mohammad Bilal Mohammad Aslam and registered a case under BNS Section 106 for causing death by negligence, with the investigation continuing.
• Residents protested hazardous road conditions and alleged bridge repairs diverted heavy vehicles onto city roads, and the BNCMC said surface work could only be carried out at night.
• MLA Rais Shaikh sought FIRs against civic officials and compensation for Ansari’s family as limited patching began, marking the second pothole-linked fatality in Bhiwandi within a month.