Nagpur: Pranay Thakre, 23, an engineering graduate, was heading towards his residence at Dnyaneshwar Nagar in Manewada on his bike when his throat was slit by a nylon manja on Tuesday near Jattarodi chowk. Thakre, whose mother passed away a couple of months ago, had gone with his father Prakash, an electrician, to the collector’s office.
A cop, who witnessed the incident, said it happened a flash, leaving no scope to help. Thakre’s uncle too is in the police department.
Police said the manja came down from some high-rises in Dhantoli. It got stuck around Thakre’s neck just below the helmet. The string also got stuck with another bike coming from the opposite site. As the biker from the opposite side continued to surge ahead, the manja slit Thakre’s throat.
Thakre’s father, who was behind his son on another bike, initially had no idea that it was his son and also did not stop to see the crowd gathered at the accident spot. After reaching home, Prakash realized that he did not see his son. He immediately returned to spot but by then, Imambada police had shifted his son to GMCH where the doctors declared him brought dead.
Dr Avinash Gawande, medical superintendent of GMCH, said the victim was already dead by the time he was brought to the hospital.
Imambada police have registered an offence of causing death due to negligence against unidentified persons.