Lokmat News Network
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar:
A motorcyclist was killed while two others riding pillion sustained injuries after an unidentified vehicle hit their two-wheeler, at Garaj near Shivur in Vaijapur tehsil, on Saturday at 3.30 am. The deceased has been identified as Shashikant Revnath Tupe (30, Babhulgaon).
Three youths Shashikant Tupe, Mangesh Tupe and Sandeep Gaikwad (all residents of Babhulgaon) had gone for taking darshan at Bhadra Maruti temple on motorcycle (MH-20-DL-3449) on Friday at 10 pm. While returning home, their bike was dashed by an unidentified vehicle near a hotel in Garaj, on Saturday during wee hours. Shashikant sustained grave injuries, while two others sustained minor injuries. Acting upon the information, the Shivur police station’s assistant police inspector Sandeep Patil, PSI Yogesh Pawar, and others reached the spot and with the help of villagers rushed them to the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH). However, the doctor declared Shashikant dead on admission, while others were discharged after dressing of their injuries.
The last rites were performed on Shashikant at Babhulgaon this afternoon. He leaves behind a family comprising parents, wife, son, brother and two sisters. The Shivur police have registered a case.