Hubli, October 26: Sarangi exponent Ustad Faiyaz Khan sustained injuries in the leg and his wife died in a road accident near Harihar in Davanagere district on Thursday.
The deceased is 39-year-old Parveen Banu.
According to Faiyaz Khan's son Sarfaraaz, six people, including three children, were travelling in a Maruti Swift Dzire which overturned near Anagawadi Cross around 12.30pm. The injured have been admitted to a hospital in Davanagere.
Khan was returning from Bangalore to hometown Dharwad for the Bakrid. Ustad Khan is the only artist in Karnataka who has continued the tradition of Sarangi. His family's music lineage spans eight generations.
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