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State footballer dies in road mishap
He had just offered prayers at the Gol Masjid in Dhobitalao and was heading home in Madanpura, Byculla, when he was run over by a speeding water tanker near the Metro cinema junction.
He had just offered prayers at the Gol Masjid in Dhobitalao and was heading home in Madanpura, Byculla, when he was run over by a speeding water tanker near the Metro cinema junction.
State football player, Jamil Ansari (44), died in the wee hours of Sunday while being taken the nearby GT Hospital.
A key player for the football team of Central Bank of India, was employed for the past 22 years.
Formerly, he played for the Mahindra & Mahindra team.
“Ansari was walking towards the Metro cinema junction when he came under the wheels of the water tanker (MH04-CG-5901),” said Senior Inspector Bhaurao Bhawale, adding that Jamil had sustained multiple fractures.
“Jamil was a bit tense as he had been facing a financial crisis,” Ansari’s friend Mohamned Ansari told Hindustan Times. “He had left home at 6 pm he left home to go to the masjid to offer prayers.”
The sole breadwinner of his family, Jamil is survived by his wife and two children — a 16-year-old son and a 10-year-old daughter.
The driver of the tanker, Shiv Yadav (22), hs been arrested.
“We have booked Yadav on charges of causing death due to negligence,” said Bhawale.
