Shrikant Shivade Salman Khan’s lawyer died at 67
Shrikant Shivade, a well-known criminal lawyer who defined Salman Khan in a hit-and-run case, died at 67.
Shrikant Shivade, a prominent criminal lawyer, died in a private hospital in Pune on Wednesday. Also PUNE Shrikant Shivade, a well-known criminal lawyer, died on Wednesday in a private hospital in Pune. Advocate Shivade died of leukaemia, according to a junior lawyer who worked with him (blood cancer).
Advocate Shivade was being treat by clinical hematologist Dr. Sameer Melinkeri, according to a spokesperson of the private hospital where he was receiving therapy.
Shivade, a regulation graduate of the Indian Law Society, also has represented defendants in several high-profile cases, including Tyagi in the 2G scam, Salman Khan, and other celebrities in the hit-and-run case, Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit in the Malegaon bomb blast case.
Shiney Ahuja in the sexual assault case, former Mumbai police chief RD Tyagi in the Suleman bakery shooting,also Deepak Kulkarni in the fraud case, and Peter Mukerjea, The ex-editor of Tehelka magazine, praised Shivade in a letter of thanks after his release from the sexual assault case.
Shivade is survived by his mother, wife, and two children, the son of a police officer. Also After his death was verified, the defense lawyers in Pune expressed their sorrow.
