Girl dies of suffocation in Nitin Gadkari's car

A seven-year-old girl died of suffocation after she accidentally got locked inside a car belonging to State BJP president Nitin Gadkari in Mahal area here, police said on Wednesday.

The incident took place yesterday when Yogita Ashok Thakre, daughter of a domestic help entered Gadkari's car while playing outside his house, police said.

Yogita's body was recovered last evening from the car, which was parked outside his house, they said. Police have registered a case of accidental death following a complaint lodged by the girl's father.