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Oil Tanker Flees After Fatally Striking Pilgrim Couple on PuneSolapur Highway

Authorities have registered charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita after reviewing CCTV evidence from the scene.

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Overview

  • Victims identified as Malhari Pawar, 57, and Pankhabai Pawar, 50, both residents of Ahilyanagar district.
  • The collision occurred around 10 a.m. on July 6 as the couple returned from Ashadi Ekadashi observances in Pandharpur.
  • CCTV footage shows the oil tanker ramming the motorcycle from behind before speeding off without stopping.
  • A case has been filed at Bhigwan Police Station under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Motor Vehicles Act against the unidentified driver.
  • Police teams are using CCTV leads to trace the tanker and its driver across the PuneSolapur corridor.