BICHOLIM
A 60-year-old former member of Karapur-Sarvan panchayat in Bicholim was killed in a road mishap along the Kolhapur-Satara highway while on a walking pilgrimage to Shirdi on Tuesday evening.
According to reports, Vishwas Sawant, who resided at Lalbag Vithalapur-Sakhali, was part of a 100-member group of Sai devotees from Shri Rashtroli Sai Baba Temple in Sangolda on a walking pilgrimage to the Sai Baba Temple in Shirdi and were to reach Shirdi on January 22.
The walking pilgrims had covered about 609 kms by foot when a truck knocked down Sawant and sped away.
He was rushed to a nearby hospital by other pilgrims, but was declared dead on arrival. The body is presently in a mortuary at a hospital in Kolhapur and investigations are in progress.
