Sunstroke tragedy: NCP's Ajit Pawar demands registration of 'culpable homicide' case against Maha govt
Pune, Apr 18 (PTI) Maharashtra opposition leader Ajit Pawar on Tuesday demanded the registration of a culpable homicide case against the Maharashtra government over the deaths due to sunstroke at the state award event held in Navi Mumbai on Sunday.
In a letter addressed to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Pawar said the tragedy was not natural but it was a "man-made disaster" for which the government is responsible.
At least 13 people died and several others were hospitalized due to sunstroke and other health complications after several lakh people, mostly followers of Maharashtra Bhushan awardee Appasaheb Dharmadhikari, attended the event under the scorching summer sun in the sprawling International Corporate Park in Kharghar area on Sunday.
