Househelp Sangeeta Kharat, a mother of two, was returning home after work when she was struck; she died within hours at KEM hospital
The spot where the banyan tree crashed onto Kharat at Worli
A 45-year-old woman was crushed to death after a tree fell on her at BDD Chawl number 71 in Worli on Monday. Victim Sangeeta Kharat worked as a househelp. Locals have demanded financial assistance for her family.
Sangeeta Kharat was the sole earning member of her family. She is survived by two sons
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Senior Inspector Anil Koli of Worli police station said, “Sangeeta Kharat was returning from work when a 50-year-old banyan tree fell on her. She was taken to KEM hospital where she died.”
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Brother Jitendra Owhal said Kharat lived with her son Abhishek, who is in SSC, in Mumbai and her other son and husband are in their village. “It took half an hour to rescue my sister with the help of locals and police. We gave her water. She was put on a ventilator at KEM but didn’t survive.”
Worli resident and social worker Vivek Badekar said they conducted Kharat’s final rites on Tuesday afternoon. He said, “Kharat was the only earning member of her family. We have written to the chief minister seeking compensation for them as she died due to cyclone Tauktae.”
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