Bollywood director Ashwini Dhir’s 18-year-old son Jalaj Dhir died in a car accident on November 23, as per a report in The Free Press Journal. He was out on a car drive with three of his friends when the car rammed on a divider on the highway

Jalaj was going on a late-night drive from Mumbai’s Bandra to Goregaon with his friends. One of them, Sahil Mendha (18), was reportedly under the influence of alcohol and was behind the wheels. Sahil lost control of the car midway and it rammed straight onto a divider between the highway and service road.

Jalaj and his other friend Sarth Kaushik (18) were seated in the rear seat and both succumbed after being taken to the hospital.

A complaint was filed with the police by the fourth friend, Jedan Jimmy (18) after which Sahil was arrested. His blood samples have been sent for tests. According to Jedan, Sahil was driving the car at a speed of 120-150 km per hour. He had consumed alcohol at a friend’s place after which he joined others at Jalaj’s house at 11 pm on November 22. Later, at around 3 am, they decided to go for a drive to Bandra and initially, Jedan was driving but Sahil replaced him on the return journey.

Ashwini Dhir is known for serving as the director for Ajay Devgn’s comedy-drama Son of Sardaar (2012). He has also written for comedy TV serials for SAB TV. His last directorial was the 2017 comedy Guest iin London.