Overview

• Around 6:30 AM on July 14 a motorcycle slipped on an unrepaired pothole near Hyundai Chowk and was crushed by a container truck, killing 26-year-old HR professional Gajanan Baburao Bolkekar.
• Pimpri-Chinchwad police lodged an FIR at Mhalunge MIDC station and booked driver Mohammad Arman Kamrudding Khan under negligence provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Motor Vehicle Act.
• CCTV and social media footage of the fatal collision have gone viral, intensifying scrutiny over hazardous road conditions on the Chakan–Talegaon stretch.
• Victim’s pillion rider, 23-year-old Aditya Gajananrao Gaikwad, survived with injuries and was hospitalized.
• Residents and state officials plan a dedicated meeting to tackle chronic potholes, traffic bottlenecks and infrastructure gaps in the Chakan–Bhosari corridor.