Goa Congress leader Ketan Bhatikar dies of snakebite; Sawant, Kejriwal pay tribute

PANAJI: (May 15) Goa Congress leader Dr Ketan Bhatikar, who was the party’s face during the recently cancelled Ponda assembly bypoll, died after being bitten by a snake, police said on Friday.

Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor Arvind Kejriwal, who is visiting the coastal state, offered their condolences on Bhatikar’s demise.

The incident occurred on Thursday night when Bhatikar (38) was on his way to Dandeli village in Karnataka.