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Abhijeet Dipke’s grandmother dies in Maharashtra at 85
Savitribai Shankarrao Dipke, the 85-year-old grandmother of Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke, died on Saturday.
She had been ill for about a month and died at her family home in Santuk Pimpri village in Maharashtra’s Hingoli district.
Dipke was detained by Delhi Police after arriving in the capital for a protest at Jantar Mantar against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Police informed him of his grandmother’s death while he was in detention.
He must decide whether to continue the protest or go home for her last rites, scheduled for Sunday morning.
His parents were travelling to the village, while relatives said Dipke had last seen his grandmother on August 15.
The family has not said whether he will be able to attend the rites.
Savitribai Shankarrao Dipke, Abhijeet Dipke’s paternal grandmother, died at 85 in Maharashtra’s Hingoli district on October 10, 2026.
She died at 11:30 a.m. at her family home in Santuk Pimpri village after a prolonged illness.
She had been ill for a month and was earlier hospitalised in Hingoli.
Abhijeet Dipke was detained in New Delhi when his flight landed, and police informed him of her death.
Her last rites were scheduled for 10 a.m. on October 11.
- Who
- Savitribai Shankarrao Dipke, Abhijeet Dipke’s paternal grandmother.
- What
- She died at 85 after a prolonged illness.
- When
- October 10, 2026, at 11:30 a.m.
- Where
- Her paternal family home in Santuk Pimpri village, Hingoli district, Maharashtra.
- Why
- She had been ill for a month; the specific cause of death was not stated.
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Abhijeet Dipke met his grandmother when he launched the ‘School Thik Karo’ campaign in Hingoli district.
Savitribai Shankarrao Dipke died at her family home in Santuk Pimpri.
Delhi Police informed Abhijeet Dipke, who was detained after his flight landed in New Delhi, of his grandmother’s death.
Her last rites were scheduled to take place.
- Age
- 85
- Death
- October 10, 2026, at 11:30 a.m.
- Location
- Santuk Pimpri village, Hingoli district, Maharashtra
- Illness
- Ill for a month; previously hospitalised in Hingoli
- Last rites
- Scheduled for October 11, 2026, at 10 a.m.
What people are saying
As Abhijeet Dipke has been detained in the national capital, we could not contact him. But we have contacted his parents, and they are on the way to Santuk Pimpri
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