Maharashtra: BJP leader dies in road accident
Gurunath Waman Lasne, vice-president of Thane district's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unit, died after his car was hit by a speeding private bus near Saravali village in Bhiwandi. He was 55.
The driver of the bus is absconding. The police has registered a case under Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sections 304(A),184 and 279 and have started searching for the driver.
The incident took place at around 6:00 pm on Monday when Lasne was travelling in his WagonR car.
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First Published: Aug 28 2018 | 5:55 AM IST