Mumbai:Popat Shinde, the prime accused in the murder case of Additional District Collector Yashwanat Sonawane, died on Monday.
Shinde was admitted to JJ Hospital in Mumbai after suffering 80 per cent burn injuries when he along with his accomplices attacked and burnt Sonawane on January 25 about 10 kms from Malegaon in Maharashtra's Nashik district.
"He died at 1:10 pm. We will hand over the body to the police after the post mortem is done. He hasn't given any statement (before dying). He was not in a position to give a statement," said JJ Hospital Dean Dr TP Lahane.
Sonawane was going to Nandgaon for a meeting with tehsildars when he spotted a few trucks parked in a very suspicious manner near a road side eatery where the depots of IOC, HPCL and BPCL are located. The area is infamous for smuggling and adulteration of petrol, diesel and kerosene.
Sonawane got off the car and started investigating about the trucks when a man identified as Popat Shinde, who has a reputation of running oil, petrol and diesel smuggling racket, along with his men attacked the officer.
He was reportedly beaten up by Shinde and his men and then set on fire. Shinde was detained by police and was taken to the Malegaon Civil Hospital after he also suffered burn injuries. He was later shifted to JJ Hospital in Mumbai.
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