It is very strange that none of the bigger newspapers are reporting this piece. Also the DNA report which is the source of this article is not working anymore. [...]

Motorcyclists do not follow any traffic or safety rules, they change lanes randomly and without indicator, they zip at speeds well above the speed limit, they carry things on their arm (like helmet) and on the bike handle (like grocery bag), they do not use rear view mirror, and they do not appreciate that bikes are about being careful and restrained. Its sad that a biker died, but there are lots of rash bikers who cause inconvenience, traffic jams and accidents.

Quite surprised that the mainstream media has not reported this at all.

Not to worry, Mr. Salve has a Range Rover & some other cars too!! And anyways it is vacation time.

DNA has issued a correction:

[quote]In today's (14/05/2014) dna we carried a news report, Bentley mishap: Family mulls plaint against Salve, which said the family of the driver who died from injuries of an accident earlier this month is considering a case against Mr Harish Salve. The report is not true. We regret the inconvenience caused to both to Mr Salve and the family of the deceased.[/quote]

However, the accident did happen apparently - I understand that the correction merely concerns the threat of legal action, and I'm not entirely sure why it was misreported by DNA, if at all.

Dont you hate it when news reporters write "plaint" when they should write complaint or suit...

Haha..ha..ha... who has decided that it was the deceased who actually 'crashed into' the bigger car and not the other way round? LoLs!

Something here seems to confirm at least part of the story - the Deccan Herald had published something on 2 May, the day of the accident, before the man had died:
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/403978/harish-salve039s-car-involved-mishap.html

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[quote]According to Salve, the other car, a WagonR, struck a road divider before hitting into the Bentley in which he was being driven from home at about 7.30 am. Senior police officers said they would be able to say who was at fault only after investigations. However, an FIR was registered against Joginder based on the complaint filed by Salve’s driver Arvind Pande. “Arvind Pande has filed an FIR against Joginder, the driver of WagonR. Action will be taken after investigation and based on evidence,” said Mukesh Kumar Meena, Joint Commissioner of Police (New Delhi Region) [...]

Salve said he was going through a file when he felt the impact of the crash. Joginder’s vehicle hit a divider before crashing into the front wheel of his Bentley, and then spinning twice or thrice on the road.

“I am shaken up. Had the car hit the middle of my vehicle, I wouldn't be speaking to you on the phone right now,” he told Deccan Herald.

Salve said he would ask his driver not to pursue the case against Joginder.[/quote]
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Kian, you should be congratulated for having b*#ls of steel. When the rest of the media has kept this entire episode quiet, you display it proudly. The media masters are clearly scared of those who are in the corridors of power. The similarities of this case with that of the 'Ambani Aston Martin' is uncanny.

What's the big deal about Salve withdrawing the complaint? Can a criminal complaint survive when the accused has died?

The undisputed facts are that a man died in a car accident involving two cars - A wagon R (driven by the man who died) and a Bentley (owned by Harish Salve).

A man died in a motor accident - does the law not require a police investigation into culpability after registration of an FIR? The investigation might conclude that the accident was caused by the deceased or it might conclude that the Bentley driver was culpable in causing death due to rash or negligent driving.

But is an FIR not the necessary first step that must precede a full police investigation?

Yes! this is really the question. Do we have rule of law or not?

Second, whether DNA received a legal notice or something which made them take down the report?