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‘Have lost everything’: Father of man killed in Bhima Koregaon violence

Hindustan Times, Sanaswadi | ByNadeem Inamdar, Sanaswadi
Jan 02, 2018 09:11 PM IST

The 28-year-old man died in violence that erupted near Bhima Koregaon, where hundreds of thousands of people gather to celebrate an 1818 war between the Peshwa and the British, whose army comprised many Dalit soldiers.

Rahul Phatangale was out to buy vegetables in a local market in Sanaswadi, around 40 kilometers from Pune in Maharashtra, on Monday afternoon when he was hit by a stone in the head. He collapsed on the ground and was rushed to the hospital but succumbed to his injuries by evening.

Rahul Phatangale’s father said those involved in the violence were largely outsiders in large numbers.(Pratham Gokhale/HT Photo)
Rahul Phatangale’s father said those involved in the violence were largely outsiders in large numbers.(Pratham Gokhale/HT Photo)

The 28-year-old man died in violence that erupted near Bhima Koregaon, where hundreds of thousands of people gather to celebrate an 1818 war between the Peshwa and the British, whose army comprised many Dalit soldiers. Many Dalit thinkers believe that the vastly outnumbered British army defeated the Peshwas.

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Back at his home in Sanaswadi, a modest two-room affair with no power connection and dung cakes on the walls, Phatangale’s family is still in shock.

Huddled in a corner, Phatangale’s parents said those involved in the violence were largely outsiders in large numbers. The violence that singed four neaby villages left four people injured and 40-odd vehicles burnt or damaged.

“I have lost my young son. With him, we have lost everything. We now want investigation and punishment to those involved in violence,” said the deceased’ father Babaji Phatangale.

The 28-year-old ran a garage in the area and hailed from Nanded. “He had stepped out on his two-wheeler at around 2.30pm to buy something. He came under stone pelting, sustained serious head injury and died,” said his cousin Tejas Dhawade.

Dhawade collected the body from the local Sassoon Hospital in the evening after Phatangale passed away. The family will now be given Rs 10 lakh as compensation and Phatangale’s death will be investigated by a judge, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said.

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