Uttam Kainapure’s mother, Shankarabai, and wife, Parvati, at Shatabdi Hospital in Kandivli, last night. Pic/Pradeep Dhivar. (Inset) Uttam Kainapure

A 38-year-old man died after he fell and hit his head while being chased by the police at Kandivli (East) last night. Around 8pm on Wednesday, Uttam Kainapure, a painter and resident of Damunagar, was drinking with friends inside a parked autorickshaw, when a patrolling constable spotted them. Seeing him, Kainpure, a friend identified only as Salim, and one unidentified person started running. While trying to escape, Kainapure fell and hit his head on the road. The constable and Salim immediately took him to Shatabdi Hospital, but he was declared dead.