Padma Shri recipient's statement to be recorded as witness in Ahmednagar hospital fire case
Pune: The statement of Padma Shri recipient Popatrao Pawar, sarpanch of Hirvebazar village, will be recorded in the Ahmednagar hospital fire case as he was present during the incident, police said on Wednesday.
The death toll of the fire, meanwhile, increased to 12 as a 60-year-old male patient who had been rescued from the ICU ward of COVID-19 patients died during the day, they added.
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"We will be recording Pawar's statement as he was one of the witnesses," said Sandip Mitke, deputy superintendent of police.
He was also seen helping rescue efforts in CCTV footage, the official added.
Pawar -- credited with transforming his impoverished village in central Maharashtra's drought-prone Ahmednagar district through innovative projects -- told PTI that he visited the hospital on November 6 to get RT-PCR test done.
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