A 45-year-old police inspector, posted at Mumbra police station, died in a road accident near Nashik on Sunday evening. Inspector Pandurang Khandvi was returning to Mumbai from his hometown with his family when his car met with an accident, leaving him seriously injured. He was immediately taken to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead.

Khandvi's last rites were performed on Monday at his village in Nashik. Khandvi, who was posted at Mumbra police station in November 2020, was given charge of the administration. According to police, Khandvi took leave on Sunday to attend an engagement ceremony at his village and had left with his wife and son for his hometown Rokadpada (Taluka Surgana). He started the return journey on Sunday evening.