Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Ambulance Driver Killed After Wrong-Side Road Rage; Four Arrested
Sainath Chavan was riding his motorcycle in Bhayandar late Monday night.
He saw a cab that police say was traveling on the wrong side of the road.
Chavan stopped and questioned the driver.
An argument began between them.
Police say two passengers got out and attacked Chavan.
They allegedly pushed him onto the road.
A speeding container then hit him, and he died.
Four men were arrested while police investigate what happened.
Sainath Chavan, a 45-year-old ambulance driver, died in Bhayandar after a road dispute.
Police said Chavan questioned a Hyundai cab allegedly traveling against traffic around 2am Monday.
Two passengers allegedly assaulted Chavan and pushed him onto the road, police said.
A speeding container then struck Chavan, killing him at the scene, according to police.
Naya Nagar police arrested four men and are examining CCTV footage and other evidence.
- Who
- Sainath Chavan, a 45-year-old ambulance driver, was killed; four men were arrested in connection with his death.
- What
- Chavan allegedly became involved in a dispute over a cab traveling on the wrong side of the road and was pushed into the path of a container.
- When
- Around 2am on Monday, according to police.
- Where
- Near Gandharva Bar on Mira-Bhayandar Road in Bhayandar.
- Why
- The dispute allegedly began after Chavan questioned the cab driver about traveling against traffic.
- Deceased
- Sainath Chavan, 45, an ambulance driver at Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Hospital in Bhayandar
- Incident time
- Around 2am on Monday
- Location
- Near Gandharva Bar, Mira-Bhayandar Road, Bhayandar
- Cab driver
- Sagar Samgistar, 32
- Passengers named by police
- Rakesh Chandivade, 40, and Satish Asbe, 33
- Police action
- Naya Nagar police arrested four men
- Investigation
- Police are examining CCTV footage and other evidence