Hindu seer from Maharashtra, his disciple killed in road accident in MP

Jabalpur, February 11

A Hindu seer from Maharashtra’s Nanded and his disciple were killed in a road accident in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh in the early hours of Friday, police said.

The accident took place near Dhangawan village at around 5.30 am, which also left one person injured, they said.

“Sant Tyagi Maharaj, 45, of Nanded in Maharashtra and his disciple Balram Patil, 35, were killed after the four-wheeler they were travelling in hit a stationary truck on the national highway-30, about 45 km from Jabalpur district headquarters,” Sihora police station in-charge Girish Dhurvey told PTI.

“One person sustained injuries and has been admitted to hospital,” he said.

The religious leader and some of his followers were on their way to Nanded from Chhattisgarh when the mishap happened, the police official said.

The accident might have occurred due to poor visibility as a result of dense fog on the road, he added.