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Indian-Origin Man Jailed In UK For Fatal High-Speed Hit-And-Run
24htopnews | July 13, 2026 1:08 PM CST

Indian-origin man Mayan Hirani, 26, has been sentenced to six years and nine months in prison in the UK for causing a pedestrian’s death in a high-speed hit-and-run in east London. He was convicted of dangerous driving and failing to stop after hitting food delivery worker Mohammed Furuk Ahmed. Hirani was also disqualified from driving for five years.

An Indian-origin man has been sentenced to six years and nine months in prison after being convicted of causing the death of a pedestrian in a high-speed hit-and-run in east London, the UK's Metropolitan Police said.

Mayan Hirani, 26, was sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court in London on Friday after being found guilty of causing a man's death by dangerous driving and failing to stop at the scene.

The Metropolitan Police said officers identified the Range Rover involved in the March 2024 collision through CCTV footage and "extensive investigative work", tracing the vehicle to a garage in east London.

“Hirani later admitted he had been the driver,” the police said, PTI reported.


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