In a bid to pay homage to Tabrez Sayekar, who fell to police bullets on today’s date last year while protesting the construction of a 9,000 MW nuclear power plant in Jaitapur, locals have decided to name the junction of Sakhri-Nate village after him. Located about 40 kilometers from Ratnagiri on the way to Jaitapur, the junction is the very place where Sayekar was shot at. The place will now be known as Saheed Tabrez Sayekar Chowk.

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Birth of a cause: Villagers swarm the funeral procession of (right) Tabrez, who was killed on April 18 last year. File pics