India, Feb. 24 -- A Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Vikhroli on Monday rejected the bail plea of the father of a 17-year-old boy accused of driving the SUV that killed a 33-year-old businessman in Vidyavihar earlier this month, citing the gravity of the offence and the stage of the investigation.

The father, Bhushan, was arrested after police alleged he allowed his minor son, who did not possess a valid driving licence, to drive the black Kia Seltos involved in the February 5 crash near Somaiya College Gate No. 3 on Tansa Pipeline Road.

The SUV allegedly rammed into a scooter carrying the victim, Dhrumil Patel and his wife Minal around 11.15pm. Dhrumil suffered severe head injuries and multiple fractures and died on February 15 after b...