Cops arrest Gajanan Marne supporter, who sponsored biryani for gangster and his followers
Pune: Crime branch officials on Wednesday night arrested Vidhal Dhumal (40) of Kothrud, who is allegedly a supporter of the Gajanan Marne gang and had sponsored mutton biryani for the gangster and his followers earlier this year.
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The police said Dhumal sponsored this treat when one of their teams was transporting Marne from Yerawada Central Prison to Sangli district prison in March this year.
Assistant commissioner of police (Crime) Ganesh Ingle told TOI, "Dhumal led the vehicles of other supporters of Marne to Sangli from Yerawada prison till Sangli jail on March 3 this year. Dhumal decided to halt at a particular eatery along Pune-Satara highway and sponsored mutton biryani for Marne and other gang members.
The biryani was served to Marne in the police van in the presence of the police personnel."
A video showing the constables serving biryani to Marne was also later uploaded on social media sites.
The police had arrested Marne and his gang members on Feb 24 in connection with an assault on a software engineer during Shiv Jayanti celebrations on Feb 19 on Karve Road.
Subsequently, the police invoked stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) provisions against Marne, and he was lodged in Yerawada jail.
After the biryani video emerged, Pune police commissioner Amitesh Kumar suspended an assistant inspector and four constables from the crime branch, who were escorting Marne from to Sangli jail and served him biryani in the police van.
The police had said a high-end luxury car was also following the police van when the team was shifting Marne to Sangli.
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