Union Minister Shripad Naik hospitalised after car meets with accident; wife dies

Panaji: Union Minister of State for Defence and North Goa MP Shripad Naik has been admitted to a hospital in North Karnataka after his car met with an accident. As per latest reports, Naik’s wife, Vijaya who was travelling with him in the car succumbed to her injuries while undergoing treatment at a hospital.

Goa BJP spokesperson Narendra Sawaikar has wished Naik a “speedy recovery”.

“He met with an accident in Karnataka and his condition is serious,” Sawaikar told reporters.

Naik was travelling by car, along with his wife in the Uttar Kannada district.

(With agency inputs)