Yashwant Sonawane Age, Wiki and Bio

Yashwant Sonawane

Quick Info

ProfessionCivil servant
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth28/01/1962
Age48 years (died on 25, Jan, 2011)
Date of Death25/01/2011
BirthplaceDindori, Nashik district, Maharashtra, India

Physical Stats & More

Height175 cm
Weight75 kg
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack (Semi- Bald)

Personal Life

Date of Birth28 January 1962
Birth PlaceDindori, Nashik district, Maharashtra, India
Date of Death25 January 2011
Place of DeathManmad, Maharashtra, India
Death CauseAssassination
Zodiac sign/Sun signAquarius
HometownDindori, Nashik district, Maharashtra, India
ReligionHinduism
AddressMalegaon, Nashik District, Maharashtra, India

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Wife/SpouseName Not Known
Children
Sons2

Family

SpouseName Not Known
ChildrenSons - 2

Career

Salary70,000/ month (INR)

Some Lesser Known Facts

Yashwant Sonawane's smoking habits are unknown.
Yashwant Sonawane's alcohol consumption is unknown.
Yashwant Sonawane belonged to the 1994 Batch of IAS officers from the Maharashtra Cadre.
He served as an officer for 15 years before being promoted to the rank of Additional Collector in Malegaon.
In 2011, while on a journey, he encountered suspiciously parked trucks near a roadside eatery housing the depots of IOCL, HPC, and BPCL in Manmad near Nashik.
Sonawane investigated the situation and tragically lost his life after being set on fire by the oil adulteration mafia.
The main accused in the case, Popat Shinde, also succumbed to severe burns in January 2011.
Following the incident, a sum of Rs. 2.5 million was granted as ex-gratia to Sonawane's family.