Mumbai:
IndiGo cabin crew member Kainoor Mistry (32) died on Saturday while undergoing treatment for serious head injuries sustained in a road accident on Sept 18 in Borivali East. She is survived by her eight-year-old son. Kasturba Marg police registered a case against the cab driver Vijay Khose (25). After Mistry’s death, police invoked BNS section 106 (1) (causing death by negligence) and summoned Khose with a notice to appear for probe.
Mistry, a Mira Road resident, was returning home from work in a Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire when driver Vijay Khose (25) allegedly lost control and crashed into a bridge ledge on Western Express Highway. “We initially booked Khose for an act endangering life or personal safety and rash driving on a public way. Further Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) section 106(1) for causing death by negligence was added after Mistry died. Khose was served a notice,” said a police officer of the Kasturba Marg police station.
The accident occurred at 5.45 am near Blue Sky Co-operative Society on the highway’s northbound carriageway, police said.
IndiGo had hired vehicles from Mayursh tour and travel company to transport employees. “Khose claimed that he allegedly lost control while attempting to drive over a bridge ridge. He was unhurt, while Mistry suffered serious head injuries. She was in the rear car seat when the incident occurred,” said the officer.
Khose, also a Mira Road resident, took Mistry with bystanders’ help to Bhakti Vedanta Hospital in Mira Road, where she died on Saturday evening. A police officer said Khose was not intoxicated and did not flee. He knew the locality and its hospitals. Khose was brought to the police station and served a notice after the accident. Police said a second notice would not be issued in the same case.
An online tribute by “Parsi Zoroastrians Worldwide-The Hyderabadi Page” identified her as Kainoor Ardeshir Mistry and described her as a mother, daughter and devoted employee. The post also raised concerns about driver behaviour, reckless driving, poor-quality vehicles, oversight and accountability among third-party cab providers used by airlines.
Kainoor was a keen social media user, posting Instagram reels about life as an air hostess, dancer and mother to her son Kiaan. She often posted consumer complaints on X. TOI rang three of her acquaintances and friends who are dancers or models but they had no knowledge of the mishap.
