Overview
- The 27-year-old undertrial, who fell ill Tuesday inside Kalyan’s Aadharwadi jail, was moved from the jail clinic to Ulhasnagar Central Hospital and was declared dead on arrival around 9 to 9:30 pm.
- Pawar’s family says he reported chest pain around 5 pm, was left without timely transfer, and was taken to the hospital in a jail official’s private car rather than an ambulance.
- Khadakpada police registered an accidental death case and said they are investigating to determine the exact cause of death.
- Aadharwadi jail superintendent Pradeep Jagtap disputed the family’s account, saying staff alerted him at 8:15 pm, the inmate’s vitals were low at the jail clinic, and an ambulance left for Central Hospital at 8:40 pm.
- Relatives protested at the hospital and demanded a high-level inquiry, and officials have not said whether a separate departmental probe of jail procedures has begun.