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Petrol pump manager murdered in Hingoli during sealing action
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News18•07-10-2026, 13:39
Petrol pump manager murdered in Hingoli during sealing action
- •An Indian Oil sales manager, Mahesh Shelke, was brutally murdered during a sealing operation at a petrol pump in Chondi, Vasmat taluka.
- •The petrol pump had been closed for three months due to technical reasons, and officials had arrived to take possession.
- •When officials refused to grant a one-month extension to restart the pump, an argument broke out.
- •The pump owner's son, Umesh Pandawir, attacked the manager with a knife, killing him on the spot before fleeing the scene.
Key Questions Answered
The petrol pump had remained closed for the past three months due to technical reasons, leading Indian Oil officials to arrive and take possession of it.
Indian Oil sales manager Mahesh Shelke was killed after being attacked with a knife during the altercation.
The attack occurred after officials refused to grant a one-month extension requested by the Pandawir family to restart the closed petrol pump.
