Senior sports scribe Shashikant Bhagwat no more

Senior sports journalist Shashikant Bhagwat passed away following a heart attack here today, said family sources.

He was 61 and is survived by wife, a son and daughter.

Bhagwat was associated with 'Sakal', a leading Marathi daily, for several years and retired from the newspaper, they added.

He also served as president of the Pune Shramik Patrakar Sangh and the Pune Patrakar Prathishthan.