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Newlywed Lokesh dies in horrific accident after goddess visit in Kondhali
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News18•19-10-2026, 08:47
Newlywed Lokesh dies in horrific accident after goddess visit in Kondhali
- •A speeding Cruiser violently hit a two-wheeler carrying three youths in the Kalkuhi shivar on the Kondhali-Katol road.
- •Lokesh Jagdish Barange, Dipanshu Damodar Chafle, and Roshan Maruti Chafle died on the spot in the midnight accident.
- •Lokesh had been married just three months prior, leaving his wife and family in profound grief.
- •The victims were originally from Karanja Ghadge in Wardha district and worked as laborers in Kondhali.
- •The Cruiser driver fled the scene after the crash, but police later arrested him and launched an investigation.
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A speeding Cruiser violently hit a two-wheeler carrying three youths in the Kalkuhi shivar while they were returning to Kondhali after visiting a goddess.
Three youths aged 25 lost their lives on the spot: Lokesh Barange, who was married just three months ago; Roshan Chafle, who was married with two children; and Dipanshu Chafle, who was unmarried.
The Kondhali police registered a case regarding the accident, sent the bodies for post-mortem to Katol Rural Hospital, and arrested the Cruiser driver, Hemraj Ganpat Uike.
