A 73-year-old devotee from Andhra Pradesh tragically died after falling into the 300-foot-deep Gorakshnath cave area near Brahmagiri late on September 16.
The deceased has been identified as Maitar Ramrao Bhairavi, a resident of Veravanapatti, Ambugam. He had traveled to Brahmagiri to seek darshan at the source of the Godavari River. After visiting the Jata temple, he mistakenly took the difficult route towards Durgbhandar Fort.
In the evening, locals heard him calling for help and immediately alerted Metghar Fort Police Patil, who then informed Trimbak Police Station. Acting swiftly, Police Inspector Mahesh Kulkarni dispatched a team comprising Constables Sachin Jadhav, Amol Borade, and Nandkumar Musale. Additionally, a rescue team was summoned from Nashik.
Officials from the Forest Department, police, rescue personnel, and local residents climbed Brahmagiri via Gangadwar and proceeded towards Durgbhandar. Unfortunately, before reaching him, the devotee slipped and fell into the Gorakshnath cave around midnight.
He was later found approximately six feet from the edge of the cave. Despite efforts by the rescue teams to pull him out, Maitar Ramrao Bhairavi was declared dead at the scene.
The police conducted a panchnama on the spot and brought the body down around dawn.
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