Hemant Karkare's wife is in a coma in a Mumbai hospital since September 29, 2020.

Kavita Karkare sustained a brain hemorrhage was critical, slipped into a coma, and was declared brain-dead in September 2014.

Kavita Karkare sustained a brain hemorrhage was critical, slipped into a coma, and was declared brain-dead in September 2014.The late Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad chief Hemant Karkare was killed in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack. Viral social media posts claimed that his wife, Kavita Karkare, fell into a coma at the end of September 2020, hinting she was alive.

However, she passed away on September 29, 2014, after severe brain damage due to brain hemorrhage at the PD Hinduja Hospital, according to the news media. Her condition turned critical when she lapsed into a coma, and she stopped responding to treatment.

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