A day after farmer Chandrakant Nalawade was killed allegedly in police firing at Sangli-Pachwamail road in Sangli district, his friends claimed he was just at the wrong place at the wrong time.u00a0They claim that Nalawade was returning from a funeral, and curiosity got the better of him when he saw the large crowd gathered at the spot.

Shocked: Sarika Nalawade, wife of Chandrakant, being looked after by relatives at a local hospital in Vasagade village. Chandrakant was the sole breadwinner of the family. Pics/Hansraj Patil