Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Nashik Car-Death Case Takes Murder Turn, Suspect Detained
Rupali Patil died after a car hit her in Sanjegaon.
At first, people said it was a traffic accident.
Police later became suspicious about what happened.
They detained Deepak Sendane, who had travelled with Patil in the car.
Police reportedly said he confessed during early questioning.
Officials are now preparing to register a murder case.
The first complaint had treated the incident as a dangerous-driving and death-by-negligence case.
Investigators are collecting evidence to determine exactly how Patil died.
Reports give her age as either 34 or 35.
Rupali Nilesh Patil died after being struck by a car near Hotel Hirvi Mirchi in Sanjegaon.
Police detained Deepak Shivaji Sendane, also known as Saindane, in connection with the death.
Investigators reportedly said Sendane confessed during preliminary questioning, while a murder case was being processed.
The initial complaint registered a case against the driver under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and motor-vehicle provisions.
Police are investigating the circumstances after Patil’s family raised suspicions about the reported road accident.
- Who
- Rupali Nilesh Patil died; Deepak Shivaji Sendane was detained in connection with the case.
- What
- A reported car crash is being investigated as a possible murder.
- When
- Tuesday, August 18, at about 1:00 p.m.
- Where
- Near the gate of Hotel Hirvi Mirchi, also referred to as Hotel Mirchi, in Sanjegaon’s Wadivare area near Nashik.
- Why
- Police intensified the investigation after the circumstances and suspicions raised by Patil’s family suggested the incident may not have been an accident.
Initial Accident Account
Police Murder Investigation
How Patil died
Initial Accident Account
The initial account said Patil was suddenly struck and run over by a car after she and Sendane parked near the hotel and walked toward it.
Police Murder Investigation
Police later found the circumstances suspicious and began investigating whether the collision was deliberately caused.
Legal treatment
Initial Accident Account
The brother’s complaint led to a case against the driver under provisions concerning dangerous driving, death and injuries, and a Motor Vehicles Act violation.
Police Murder Investigation
Police reportedly said Sendane confessed during preliminary questioning and began the process of registering a murder case.
- Deceased
- Rupali Nilesh Patil, reported in the articles as 34 or 35 years old
- Suspect
- Deepak Shivaji Sendane, also known as Saindane
- Location
- Near Hotel Hirvi Mirchi in Sanjegaon, Wadivare area
- Vehicle
- Car registered as MH 03 AR 5452
- Initial case
- Case No. 237/2026 was registered against the driver
- Initial charges
- Sections 281, 106(1), and 125(a)(b) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, plus Section 184 of the Motor Vehicles Act
- Investigation
- Wadivare Police Station is conducting the probe, with Senior Police Inspector Dheeraj Mahajan overseeing it