Veteran Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar breathed his last in Mumbai at the age of 98. He had been ill for the past several days. After Dilip Kumar's death, many celebrities and political leaders visited his house and consoled Dilip Kumar's wife Saira Bano. Dilip Kumar was laid to rest with full state honours in Mumbai on July 7. The actor's dead body was wrapped in the Tricolor as Mumbai Police officials accompanied the funeral procession from Dilip Kumar's residence to Juhu Qabrastan.
Upon hearing the news of Dilip Kumar's demise, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray also went to his house and consoled the family. However, BJP MLA Nitesh Rane has targeted the Chief Minister.Nitesh Rane tweeted that Swapnil Lonakar committed suicide due to the failure of the Maharashtra government. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray did not have time to visit Swapnil's family.
Niteh Rane took to Twitter and wrote,"Wish he had gone to late Swapnil Lonkar’s mother..who died because of Maha Gov s failure..He didn’t have the time to go there.. but had all the time to go here.. sad but true!!!"
A 24-year-old MPSC aspirant allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in Pune's Hadapsar area reportedly out of depression as the final interview of the Maharashtra civil services exam had not taken place due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Swapnil Lonkar, a civil engineering diploma holder, had cleared the 2019 Maharashtra Public Service Commission preliminary and main exams, and was waiting for the final interview to take place. He left behind a suicide note which stated that a sense of negativity was creeping in as the interview was not being held and he was in danger of missing the age cut. He also stated he was depressed and that his family had a lot of expectations from him.