Sitting amid the blackened remains of his home, 32-year-old Nikesh Gawali carefully broke open a half-melted plastic box with a screwdriver. His hands shook slightly, not out of fear, but out of hope. “I’m trying to find my daughter Aarti’s gold earrings,” he said quietly, still focused on the box. “She’s just five. I got them made recently after months of labour work.” The plastic box, warped and blackened by heat, was one of the few things left from his two-room house on the outskirts of Dhamangaon village . All around him lay ash, broken tin sheets and charred wooden beams. The walls had cracked under the heat and the front room’s tin roof had caved in completely. What remained was a blackened debris all around - almost nothing to suggest a home once stood there. Nikesh earns his living as an agricultural labourer, like many in the village. Work is uncertain and depends on the season. Those earrings weren’t just jewellery - they were a small dream, a reward for his hard work,...
An e-rickshaw driver was killed after a speeding Innova vehicle rammed into the three-wheeler on Great Nag Road on Monday morning. The car turned turtle on the road divider after the accident.
The deceased was identified as Waman Vishnu Parate (59), a resident of Plot No. 255, Kinkhede Layout, Binaki Mangalwari. He leaves behind a wife, two sons and a daughter. He was waiting for passengers at Baidyanath Square in the morning hours. The Innova car (MP-04/CQ-2489) came from another side at great speed and rammed into the e-rickshaw.
After ramming the three-wheeler, the car climbed on the road-divider and turned turtle. The police have arrested accused Anand Sukhdeo Arkhel (33), a resident of New Subhedar Layout. He works in a private company. He was taking the car for servicing. However, the reason behind his rash driving is not yet known. As per the CCTV footage, Anand drove the car at a high speed as soon as the signal went green at Baidyanath Chowk. He overtook a car from the left side. Waman’s e-rickshaw was in stationary position. Anand directly hit the e-rickshaw with great speed. After this, he could not manage to control the car. As a result, the vehicle climbed on the road divider. The airbags of the vehicle opened after the accident and Anand survived.
A large number of onlookers gathered at the spot. Someone alerted the police control room.The impact of the car was so strong that the rickshaw broke into pieces.
Waman died on the spot sustaining multiple injuries. Ganeshpeth police rushed to the spot and sent the body for post-mortem.
The police have registered a case under Sections 279, 304 (a) of Indian Penal Code read with Section 52, 184 and 192 of Mumbai Police Act against the accused car driver Anand and arrested him.
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