11 of family killed in collision on Mumbai-Goa highway

June 25, 2013

Mumbai-GoaNavi Mumbai, Jun 25: Eleven members of a Malad-based family were killed in an accident on the Mumbai-Goa highway in Khed, Ratnagiri district, late on Sunday night.

At around 11.15pm on Sunday, a sand-filled dumper going towards Chiplun, collided head-on with a Qualis carrying 13 persons who were returning to Mumbai. The high-speed collision killed 11 of the Chavan family, including three children, on the spot. The two seriously injured survivors were admitted to a hospital in Khed taluka.

Police officials at Khed said Malad residents Anant (65) and Amita Chavan (60) had gone to Sangameshwar with their sons, daughter, sons-in-law and grandchildren, in connection with a marriage proposal for their son Rakesh (28). The accident wiped out the entire family including Rakesh, his brother Harish (36), Harish's wife Nita (26), their infant son Harsh (8 months), sister Sujata Mane (35), her husband Kashinath (40), their children Anushka (8) and Avishkar (5) and the Qualis driver Prashant Manjre (35). The only two survivors, Abhishek Bhuvad (18), a family friend, and Ramesh Holkar (35), married to Rakesh's sister Shubhangi, were seriously injured and admitted to hospital. Shubhangi didn't accompany the rest of her family on the trip and had stayed back in Mumbai. The accident spot is approximately 260km from Mumbai and 100km from Sangameshwar.

Dumper driver Motilal Balu Chavan, who was reportedly going from Mahad to Chiplun with a full load of freshly dredged sand, was also injured and has been made an accused in the incident.

Shocked relatives left for the Chavans' native place at Dapoli, Ratnagiri on Monday, for their last rites. Rakesh, for whom the family was enthusiastically bride-hunting, worked in an automobile showroom. Friends said he accompanied them to an orphanage last week to donate clothes. Harish worked in a bank, his father Anant was employed as a security guard, while Kashinath was a chauffeur. The Chavans had lived in a ground-plus-one rented structure at Gudiya Pada, Malad Link Road, as their house was being redeveloped. Sujata, her husband and kids lived on the top floor of the building. "Manjre knew the Chavans for a long time and arranged the Qualis for them. His wife is pregnant and we haven't broken the news of his death to her," said a neighbour. He has a three-year-old child and also lived with his family at Gudiya Pada.

"The Chavans were friendly and sociable. It was very important for them to live together under one roof," said Rani, a neighbour, adding, "Children from the family would frequent our house to play. It's

shocking to hear that they are no more." Dhondu Mane, a cousin of Rakesh, said the latter was very excited about a bike he bought recently. "He would keep the bike at home, fearing pranksters in the area would damage its seat," he said.

Inspector M N Pardeshi told TOI that the dumper's driver was in the wrong lane. He was probably trying to overtake another vehicle on the highway but misjudged the speed at which the Qualis was coming from the opposite direction, causing the deadly collision. Police said they are still probing if the dumper driver had the necessary permit to load sand and transport it to Chiplun. A local source said illegal sand dredging was rampant at night in Chiplun, Khed and Dapoli areas.

Comments

Add new comment

  • Coastaldigest.com reserves the right to delete or block any comments.
  • Coastaldigset.com is not responsible for its readers’ comments.
  • Comments that are abusive, incendiary or irrelevant are strictly prohibited.
  • Please use a genuine email ID and provide your name to avoid reject.
News Network
May 1,2020

Lucknow, May 1: Six members of a family were allegedly hacked to death by another family member over a property dispute in Gudauli village in the Banthra area on the outskirts of the city on Thursday, police said.

The accused, Ajay Singh (26), went to the local police station after committing the crime and surrendered, they added.

Singh allegedly had a heated argument with the family members over a property and attacked them with a sharp-edged weapon, the police said.

The accused allegedly killed his mother, father, elder brother, his wife and two children -- a son and a daughter -- they added.

The victims were identified as Amar (60), Ramsakhi (55), Arun (40), Ramdulari (35), Saurabh (7) and Sarika (2).

When asked, Commissioner of Police Sujeet Pandey said six members of a family were killed and the accused surrendered before the police.

Comments

Add new comment

  • Coastaldigest.com reserves the right to delete or block any comments.
  • Coastaldigset.com is not responsible for its readers’ comments.
  • Comments that are abusive, incendiary or irrelevant are strictly prohibited.
  • Please use a genuine email ID and provide your name to avoid reject.
News Network
January 28,2020

Nagpur, Jan 28: A 19-year-old woman was allegedly raped and an iron rod was inserted in her private parts by a man in the Pardi area here, police said on Monday.

The gruesome incident took place on January 21 and the accused, Yogilal Rahangdale (52), was arrested from Gondia district, they said.

The accused was working as a supervisor in a spinning mill where the woman was employed as a labourer, the police said.

The woman, her brother, the accused and another girl lived in rented accommodations in Pardi.

Inspector Sunil Chavan of the Pardi police station said that the woman's brother and her female friend had gone to their village on January 21 for some work.

As the woman was alone at home, Rahangdale attempted to rape her in the night. When she resisted, he stuffed a piece of cloth in her mouth, he said.

When she fell unconscious, the accused raped her and inserted an iron rod in her private parts, Chavan said, quoting from the complaint filed by the victim.

She narrated the incident to her brother on January 24 and they subsequently lodged a complaint with the police.

An offence was registered against the accused at the Pardi police station.

Comments

Add new comment

  • Coastaldigest.com reserves the right to delete or block any comments.
  • Coastaldigset.com is not responsible for its readers’ comments.
  • Comments that are abusive, incendiary or irrelevant are strictly prohibited.
  • Please use a genuine email ID and provide your name to avoid reject.
News Network
July 9,2020

Etawah, Jul 9: Another aide of the Kanpur encounter accused Vikas Dubey, Bahua Dubey, died in an encounter with the police, here on Thursday.

"Today at around 4.30 AM, in an encounter with the Etawah Police, one person has died. from him, a rifle and a pistol too has been recovered. When we shared the information with the Kanpur Police, they identified him as Bahua Dubey," said SSP Etawah Akash Tomar.

"He was involved in the Kanpur encounter alongside Vikas Dubey and there was a bounty of Rs 50,000 on him," he added.

"Around 3 AM on the highway near Mahewa Police Station Bakewar, a Swift Dzire car was looted by four armed assailants on a Scorpio. Around 4:30 AM, they were intercepted at Kachaura road under Police Station Civil lines by the police. When police parties chased them, the car collided with a tree, and criminals started firing at the police," he further said.

Dubey sustained injuries during the encounter and was pronounced dead when taken to the hospital. However, the other three managed to escape. One pistol, a double-barrel gun, and several cartridges have been recovered, he informed further.

Earlier today, Prabhat Mishra, also an aide of the main accused, died after being shot at by the police.

Mishra had sustained an injury on the leg after being shot at by the police and was rushed to a hospital before being pronounced dead.

Vikas Dubey is the main accused in the encounter that took place in Kanpur last week, in which a group of assailants allegedly opened fire on a police team, which had gone to arrest him. Eight police personnel were killed in the encounter.

A search operation is currently underway to nab Dubey.

Comments

Add new comment

  • Coastaldigest.com reserves the right to delete or block any comments.
  • Coastaldigset.com is not responsible for its readers’ comments.
  • Comments that are abusive, incendiary or irrelevant are strictly prohibited.
  • Please use a genuine email ID and provide your name to avoid reject.