2 minutes of readingPuneUpdated: Feb 11, 2026 04:06 pm IST
A 34-year-old soldier of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) who was returning home on leave was killed in a hit-and-run accident on the Pune-Solapur Highway in Indapur of Pune district. Police have not yet identified the vehicle that hit him as he crossed the street.
Police said the accident occurred around 11 p.m. on February 8 in the Pune-Solapur Highway in the village of Loni Devkar.
They identified the deceased as Mahadev Dada Nazirkar, a native of Maradewadi Rui village in Indapur Taluka, who was posted in Bombay. Nazirkar suffered multiple critical injuries and is believed to have died on the spot.
“Our initial investigation shows that Nazirkar was returning home on leave. He was traveling by bus and missed his stop as he fell asleep. He got down at some distance and was walking back. When he was crossing the road, he was hit by an unidentified vehicle. He received fatal injuries. The vehicle did not stop,” said Vilas Nale, inspector of Indapur police station.
A first information report in the case was registered at the Indapur police station on Monday.
“We have launched an investigation to identify the vehicle,” Inspector Nale said.
A police officer said Nazirkar’s father was about to pick him up and was just a few hundred meters away when the accident occurred. His father reached the spot within minutes as Nazirkar was rushed to a hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead.
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An official said Nazirkar is survived by his parents, wife, son and daughter.
His last rites were performed at Maradewadi Rui on Monday in the presence of a large number of villagers, family members and local officials. Police and CRPF personnel laid wreaths on his mortal remains as the last rites were performed.