Mumbai: Communist leader and activist Govind Pansare, who was shot at in Kolhapur and ferried to Mumbai on Friday for treatment, has passed away.
Earlier in the day, he was admitted at Breach Candy Hospital and immediately put on life support system in the Intensive Care Unit. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had arranged for air ambulance with necessary medication and two doctors from Nanavati hospital to transfer him to Breach Candy Hospital. His air ambulance had left Kolhapur at around 4 pm. Pansare and his wife Uma, who were in the forefront of an anti-road toll agitation, were shot at by unidentified persons near their house in Kolhapur when they were returning from their morning walk. His wife Uma is now stable and recovering, and is also able to speak. The Police are preparing sketches of the suspects on the basis of information provided by Pansare’s wife. Teams of Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad and the Mumbai police are assisting the Kolhapur police in the probe.
