Mainstream WeeklyNARENDRA ACHYUT DABHOLKAR (1 Nov 1945 — 20 Aug 2013)
While he was on a morning walk on 20 August 2013, Achyut Dabholkar was shot dead at point blank range by assassins who came and fled away on motor bikes. Dabholkar died on the spot. The body was donated to the medical college according to his wish. After autopsy, it was found that the body was mutilated to an extent that it was declared unfit even for academic purposes and returned to the family. It was cremated in Satara without any rituals. The pyre was lit by his daughter Mukta. His ashes were spread over his organic farm.
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