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Mumbai: Ex-anchor’s death in tree crash, husband files complaint

The husband of former Doordarshan anchor Kanchan Nath on Monday submitted a complaint to the Mumbai police seeking registration of a criminal case over his wife’s death in a tree crash.

Updated on: Jul 24, 2017, 23:58:43 IST
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The husband of former Doordarshan anchor Kanchan Nath on Monday submitted a complaint to the police seeking registration of a criminal case over his wife’s death in a tree crash.

Kanchan Nath (58) died on Saturday after a coconut tree fell on her on a road in suburban Chembur. (HT Photo)
Kanchan Nath (58) died on Saturday after a coconut tree fell on her on a road in suburban Chembur. (HT Photo)

Kanchan Nath (58) died on Saturday after a coconut tree fell on her on a road in suburban Chembur.

Her husband Rajat Nath on Monday submitted a complaint to the Chembur police against the concerned horticultural assistant of M-West Ward of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, a senior police official said.

The police have registered a case of accidental death whereas this was a case under IPC section 304-A (death due to negligence), said Nath’s lawyer S Balakrishnan.

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