Overview
- Patil was traveling to Gujarat for shooting practice around 10 a.m. Monday in a car driven by fellow shooter Yash Choudhary.
- Officials said the speeding vehicle struck a truck from the left while attempting to overtake, and Choudhary sustained injuries.
- Doctors declared Patil dead on arrival at a hospital, though one local report stated he died at the scene.
- Manor police registered the case and launched an investigation, with on‑scene reports citing a Fortuner SUV heavily damaged near Heritage Dairy at Durves.
- Patil won 2016 Junior World Cup gold in the 25‑metre standard pistol and trained under Jaspal Rana, and the incident refocused attention on frequent fatal crashes on this highway.