India, Feb. 4 -- shrinivas.deshpande@htlive.com

Political commentator Tehseen Poonawalla on Tuesday reported that his 75-year-old mother was injured in a hit-and-run incident at a petrol pump in Pune. She is currently hospitalised with a fractured hip.

The incident occurred around 5:30 pm at a petrol pump near the Regional Transport Office (RTO) in Pune.

According to Poonawalla, his mother had stepped out for a drive with the family driver and his executive assistant. While the car was being refuelled, she was standing a short distance away within the petrol pump premises when a vehicle allegedly struck her and fled the scene.

Speaking to Hindustan Times, Poonawalla described the incident as suspicious, noting that his mother was not ...