LATUR (Maharashtra): An excavator operator has been arrested after allegedly striking and killing a man in Maharashtra’s Latur, police reported. The incident occurred on Wednesday.
Following the incident, the driver was assaulted by a crowd and later admitted to a hospital, officials said. “The driver was taken to a hospital after sustaining injuries from the beating by the crowd,” officials confirmed.
The tragic event occurred while the victim was purchasing vegetables at Kanheri Chowk in Latur. “The JCB driver, identified as Vinayak Rasure, has been arrested after his machine hit and killed a man who was buying vegetables at Kanheri Chowk,” police stated.
A case has been registered under the relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), according to police. (ANI)