Nitin Gadkari family assures to take care of dead labourer’s kin

NAGPUR:

Kalmeshwar

police will investigate the death of Padmakar

Shrirao

who died after a boiler exploded at the farm of Union minister Nitin

Gadkari

on Tuesday. Police have currently registered a case of accidental death in the matter.

Kalmeshwar police said Shrirao, a resident of

Dhapewada

, sustained serious burn injuries in the incident and was declared brought dead by doctors at Kalmeshwar public health centre. Senior police inspector of Kalmeshwar police station Chandrashekhar Bahadure said, “Currently there is nothing suspicious about the death. But, we will further investigate the case.”

Nitin Kulkarni, the PRO of Manas Group which is managed by the sons of Gadkari, said the deceased was employed at the family’s farm house since the last 20 years at least. Boiling turmeric was a routine process at the farm, he said. “The equipment is similar to the traditional boilers used in the old times for heating water. It appears to have exploded when Padmakar was close to it. He was thrown afar due to it,” said Kulkarni

Kulkarni added that the

Gadkari family

was concerned about the deceased’s kin. They have assured to take care of the survivors’ needs as Padmakar was an old employee at the farm.