MUMBAI, March 15 -- A 21-year-old Jain monk, who was on a pilgrimage on foot with companions, died in a road accident on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad National Highway early on Friday. The accident occurred near Bhalivali village when the driver of a speeding car lost control over his vehicle after he was hit by a truck from behind and rammed the monk, resulting in his death. The deceased Jain monk was identified as Namraratna Vijay Maharaj, originally from Gujarat. According to the Mandvi police, Namraratna Maharaj and his fellow travellers were going from Pratapdham Sativali in Saphale towards Mahavirdham Shirsad beyond Virar. Around 5.15 am on Friday, when they were near Bhalivali Bridge, a speeding four-wheeler coming from Gujarat was hit by a truck on the south-bound carriageway of the highway. The driver of the car lost control of the vehicle and directly hit the Jain monk. The impact was so severe that the seriously injured monk died before reaching a hospital. Senior inspector Ranjeet Andhale of Mandvi police station said that upon receiving information about the incident, a police team reached the spot and a case was registered against the drivers of the truck and the car under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Motor Vehicles Act. "The preliminary investigation has revealed that the accident occurred due to the drivers losing control of their vehicles and driving recklessly. We have sent notices to both Akash Iswar Anandwar, a resident of Mankhurd who was driving the car, and Raju Singh Tomar, the truck driver who is a resident of Surat." Following the tragic incident, the Jain community has expressed grief. "We are deeply saddened, and request the police to do justice to the deceased," said a Jain community member from Vasai. "Muniraj Namraratna Maharaj had taken Diksha (religious initiation) into the Dharmasuri sect in 2020. This unfortunate accident occurred just a day after he completed six years of his initiation."...