A 31-year-old man tragically died when his motorcycle burst into flames in Nanded, Maharashtra, leading to an investigation involving the Anti-Terrorism Squad due to unusual circumstances.
A 31-year-old man died on Saturday after his motorcycle burst into flames in Maharashtra's Nanded city, a police official said.
A forensic team as well as Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) personnel visited the spot as part of the probe because firecracker sounds were also heard when the vehicle went up in flames, he said.
The incident took place at 9:30am in Vajegaon Bandhara near Godavar river, some 600 kilometres from here, he added.
"The motorcycle burst into flames, leaving Shyam Babanrao Ghadge, a resident of Parbhani, with severe burns. He died soon after being shifted to a nearby hospital. He was identified from a card recovered from the site along with his mobile phone," the official said.
A team visited his Parbhani residence to inform kin about the incident, the official added.
Neighbours have told police Ghadge was mentally unwell and used to generally stay aloof, the official said.