Additional Pune collector suffers cardiac arrest, dies

PUNE: Additional Pune collector Sahebrao Gaikwad (53), closely monitoring the Covid-19 operations in the district, passed away after suffering a cardiac arrest early on Thursday morning.
Gaikwad was rushed to a private hospital in the city, but was declared brought dead, said an official from district administration. He was on duty till late in the evening on Wednesday, said an official of the Pune collectorate.
Pune district collector Naval Kishore Ram said Gaikwad was an efficient and duty-bound officer. “He was helping me with the overall Covid-19 pandemic operations and his sudden demise is a loss for the administration,” Ram said.
The revenue department officials said Gaikwad was an easy going and upright officer. They stated that he was transferred to the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation as the additional commissioner on April 30, but he did not join there and approached the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal, challenging the order. According to the collectorate officials, Gaikwad was reinstated in the collector’s office and the official order was awaited.
Gaikwad earlier served in Satara. He was transferred to the Pune district collectorate only six months ago. He is survived by his wife, two daughters and a son.