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Maharashtra: 15-year-old boy crushed to death under pitch roller at cricket camp in Solapur; two booked
Updated On: 02 June, 2026 06:43 PM IST | Solapur (Maharashtra) | mid-day online correspondent
The boy died on the morning of May 30 while assisting in pitch preparation at a cricket practice session in Barshi town in Solapur district, police said

Police said that the boy and other children were pulling a heavy pitch roller when the incident took place. Representational Pic/File
A 15-year-old boy was killed during a summer cricket training camp in Maharashtra’s Solapur district after coming under a pitch roller, police said on Tuesday, adding that following the incident two coaches were booked, reported the PTI.
"A case of culpable homicide has been registered against two cricket coaches and associated cricket bodies after the death of the child," officials said.
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