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Additional Superintendent of Police Tushar Patil Passes Away at Age 45

Pune, June 7 ( UNI) Tushar Patil, an Additional Superintendent of Police passed away at the age of 45.
He had served in several important positions in the Maharashtra Police Department.
Tushar Patil (45), Commandant of State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) Group-5, Daund, and Additional Superintendent of Police, died on Sunday while undergoing treatment. Two days earlier, he had been admitted to Ruby Hall Clinic in Pune after vomiting blood. Subsequently, he slipped into a coma. Despite ongoing medical treatment, he passed away. His death has caused grief within the police force.
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