The car was neither owned by the senior police official neither was it driven by him, an official saidMumbai: A 72-year-old man died after being hit by a private vehicle ferrying a senior police official in Maharashtra's Satara district, over 250 kilometres from Mumbai.The incident took place on Friday afternoon on the Mumbai-Bangalore Highway when the senior officer was returning to Mumbai from Kolhapur, a police official said."The car was neither owned by the senior police official neither was it driven by him.

He was just a passenger.

The deceased has been identified as Dattatrey Shivte," the official said.A case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code has been registered against driver Sanjay Jadhav, 49, who has been arrested, he said.Get the latest election news, live updates and election schedule for Lok Sabha Elections 2019 on TheIndianSubcontinent.com/elections.

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