Archive · 26 Dec 2025
Farmer Killed in Sugarcane Harvester Accident in Latur
A 40-year-old farmer named Shankar Prabhakar Sawant died in a very sad accident.
He was working in his sugarcane field when some sugarcane fell out of the big harvesting machine.
He tried to put the sugarcane back in, but unfortunately, he got stuck in the machine.
The machine hurt him very badly, and he died right away.
His family couldn't find him for a long time and got very worried.
Later, they found his phone and slippers in the field.
The driver of the machine didn't say anything at first, but then he realized what had happened and told the owner.
The police came and took the farmer's body out of the machine.
Everyone in the village is very sad because he leaves behind his mother, wife, two sons, and two daughters.
The police are now trying to find out more about what happened.
A 40-year-old farmer, Shankar Prabhakar Sawant, died after getting trapped in a sugarcane harvester in Latur.
The incident occurred at around 2:30 PM on Wednesday in Aashiv village, Ausa tehsil.
Sawant was trying to put fallen sugarcane back into the harvester when he got trapped.
His family found his mobile phone and slippers in the field, raising suspicion.
The harvester driver initially evaded questions but later informed the owner, who alerted the police.
- Who
- Shankar Prabhakar Sawant, a 40-year-old farmer
- What
- Accidental death due to getting trapped in a sugarcane harvester
- When
- Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 PM
- Where
- Aashiv village in Ausa tehsil, Latur
- Why
- Attempted to put fallen sugarcane back into the harvester
- Victim's Name
- Shankar Prabhakar Sawant
- Age
- 40
- Location
- Aashiv village, Ausa tehsil, Latur
- Time of Incident
- 2:30 PM on Wednesday
- Cause of Death
- Trapped in sugarcane harvester
- Investigating Officer
- Assistant Police Inspector Mahavir Jadhav