Archive · 24 Aug 2026
PMC Told To Pay ₹6 Lakh After Boy’s Pothole Death
Ten-year-old Viraj Patole died in a road accident in Pune.
He was riding on a motorcycle with his father and sister.
A truck brushed against their motorcycle, making it lose balance.
Everyone fell off the motorcycle, and the truck ran over Viraj.
The accident happened on Sus-Mhalunge Road, where a pothole was identified as a contributing problem.
A Pune civic committee chairman told the city corporation to pay Viraj’s family ₹6 lakh.
He said the family should not have to file a complaint before receiving help.
He also asked officials to find who was responsible for maintaining the road.
Pune Municipal Corporation was instructed to pay ₹6 lakh to the family of 10-year-old Viraj Patole.
Patole died after a truck brushed against the motorcycle he was riding on Sus-Mhalunge Road.
The motorcycle lost balance, causing Patole, his father and sister to fall; the truck then ran over him.
Standing Committee chairman Shrinath Bhimale told Municipal Commissioner Naval Kishore Ram to begin compensation without waiting for a family complaint.
Bhimale also called for an inquiry into the pothole and accountability for the responsible road-maintenance agency, official, engineer or contractor.
- Who
- Ten-year-old Viraj Patole died; his family is to receive compensation from the Pune Municipal Corporation. Shrinath Bhimale instructed Municipal Commissioner Naval Kishore Ram to begin the process.
- What
- The Pune Municipal Corporation was directed to pay ₹6 lakh after Patole died in a road accident involving a pothole and a truck.
- When
- The instruction was reported on Sunday; the articles do not provide the accident date.
- Where
- The accident occurred on Sus-Mhalunge Road in Pune, and Patole’s family resides in the Maan area.
- Why
- The compensation was sought under a Bombay High Court order concerning deaths linked to potholes or open drains; Bhimale also cited the civic body’s responsibility to provide safe roads.
- Compensation
- ₹6 lakh
- Deceased
- Viraj Patole, aged 10
- Road
- Sus-Mhalunge Road
- Civic body
- Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC)
- Instruction issued by
- Shrinath Bhimale, Standing Committee chairman
- Municipal commissioner
- Naval Kishore Ram
- Court order
- Bombay High Court order on initial compensation for deaths caused by potholes or open drains
- Family’s locality
- Maan area
