A former MLA and one more person were killed after a pickup vehicle hit their two-wheeler in Akola city of Maharashtra on Thursday, police said.<\/p>\n
The former legislator, Tukaram Bidkar (73), was declared dead at a hospital where he was taken in a critical condition after the accident in the afternoon, an official said, adding that the police have arrested the driver of the pickup vehicle.<\/p>\n
Mr Bidkar was an MLA of the undivided Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) for a single term from 2004 to 2009, representing the Murtizapur assembly constituency in the district. He also served as the chairman of the Vidarbha Development Corporation.<\/p>\n
“The accident took place at 3.30 pm in Shivni area of Akola when Mr Bidkar was pillion riding on a two-wheeler. He was taken to a private hospital, where he was declared dead. Rajdatta Mankar (48), who was riding the two-wheeler, also died in the accident,” a police official said.<\/p>\n
Mr Bidkar was returning home after meeting Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule at the airport in Shivni, he said.<\/p>\n
The MIDC police in Akola have arrested the accused driver, Mohammad Sahil Abdul Shahid (25), and the process of registering an FIR against him was underway, the official added.<\/p>\n
Mr Bidkar had produced a Marathi film named “Debu” based on the life of Saint Gadge Maharaj, a social reformer who advocated for cleanliness, de-addiction, avoidance of blind faith, among other things. He had also worked as a Zilla Parishad member.<\/p>\n
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