Inspector Vishwanath Patil attached to Bhoiwada police station died at KEM Hospital at Parel around 11.45 pm last night. However, hospital sources give the cause of death as heart failure.

Patil was admitted to KEM Hospital on December 21 around 7.30 am after he was injured while he was inspecting a seized country-made revolver from slain Chhota Rajan aide Pradeep Roge. He was at Bhoiwada police station, where he was posted since May this year, at the time of the incident. The officer had just returned to the police station after he and his squad had gunned down Roge near CR ground at Parel around 5.30 am. The single round had pierced Patil's left eye and made an exit from the rear side of the head. Doctor attending to him had then said the bullet had not ruptured his brain and he was out ofdanger.

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