Abhimanyu Kshirsagar, the sarpanch of Saundana village, was killed after being run over by a dumper on the Parli-Dharmapuri road. The dumper driver fled but was later caught. Police are investigating whether the vehicle was involved in illegal transport of fly ash. Kshirsagar leaves behind his family.
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