File Photo: Kavita Karkare
Kavita Karkare, wife of former Maharashtra Anti-Terror Squad chief Hemant Karkare who died fighting terrorists during the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai, died today afternoon after she suffered a brain haemorrhage.
Mrs Karakare had been admitted to the Hinduja hospital in Mumbai after she had slipped into coma.
Her body will be donated for medical research.
Mrs Karkare had been in the news for demanding better weapons, training and facilities for police personnel after her husband's killing.
Hemant Karkare was killed by terrorists near Mumbai's Cama Hospital, along with Additional Police Commissioner Ashok Kamte and senior police inspector Vijay Salaskar on the night of 26 November 2008.