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Time of India
6 days ago
- Time of India
Gangster's aide held for firing at student after robbery bid
Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad crime branch on Wednesday claimed to have detected the case of firing on a 20-year-old student on August 1 when he was manning his father's grocery store in Pimpri market, following the arrest of Ravindra Ghare (40) — an associate of a Mumbai gangster. Ghare, a shooter of the gangster with at least 25 criminal cases against him, had decided to commit a robbery because he was in financial trouble. He had opened fire at the student, Bhavesh Kukarani, because he resisted the suspect's bid to snatch his gold chain. The student survived the incident. Joint commissioner of police, Pimpri Chinchwad, Shashikant Mahavarkar said, "A crime branch team led by senior police inspector Vijay Dhamal recovered Kukarani's gold chain, a country-made pistol, 11 cartridges and two stolen motorcycles from Ghare's possession." You Can Also Check: Pune AQI | Weather in Pune | Bank Holidays in Pune | Public Holidays in Pune | Gold Rates Today in Pune | Silver Rates Today in Pune Mahavarkar said third-year BCom student was manning his father's general store at Prem Lane in the Pimpri Camp area on August 1, when a man (Ghare) wearing a helmet and raincoat entered the store and asked for a mango drink. When Kulkarni came out of the counter to get the drink from the fridge, the man tried to snatch his gold chain. "Kulkarni resisted him. The man took out a firearm and threatened the student. He snatched Kulkarni's gold chain, but the latter held tight. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like NRIs Living In Albania Are Eligible For INR 2 Lakh Monthly Pension. Invest 18K/Month Get Offer Undo The man could snatch only half of it," Mahavarkar said. He said the man again threatened Kulkarni for the remaining part of the chain. When Kulkarni started pushing the man out of the store, the latter fired a bullet towards Kulkarni and drove away on a motorcycle, Mahavarkar said. The Pimpri Chinchwad commissioner of police (CP), Vinoy Kumar Choubey, had fanned 10 teams to arrest the suspect. Inspector Dhamal said, "Our team started checking footage of CCTV cameras on the route the accused used to escape after the incident." He said the scrutiny of the CCTV cameras' footage revealed that Ghare changed motorcycles thrice while driving away from the spot. "Our team, comprising assistant police inspectors Dattatreya Guling, Pandurang Devkate, and constables Somnath More and Mohsin Attar traced the suspect's trail to Chikhali," Dhamal said. Dhamal said the area where the suspect lived was overcrowded. "We identified Ghare with the help of his body structure. We took him into custody on August 6. During the custodial interrogation, he admitted to his involvement in the firing in Pimpri," Dhamal said. Stay updated with the latest local news from your city on Times of India (TOI). Check upcoming bank holidays , public holidays , and current gold rates and silver prices in your area.
Hindustan Times
21-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
Unidentified man fires at Sena youth leader's car
An unidentified man opened fire at a vehicle belonging to Shiv Sena youth wing Pune district head in Warje, police said on Tuesday. The firing occurred minutes after Nilesh Ghare alighted from his black Creta and entered his office at Ganpati Matha area in Warje-Malwadi at around 11.30pm on Monday, they said. One of the bullets struck the car's window and no injuries were reported. The incident was reported shortly after Ghare received a threat call. Senior police officials, including deputy commissioner of police (DCP) Sambhaji Kadam, reached the spot soon after the incident. Kadam said that Ghare had earlier lodged a complaint with Warje-Malwadi police about receiving a threat call from a local criminal. Police have launched a manhunt to track the alleged accused. Vishwajit Kaingade, senior inspector, Warje-Malwadi Police Station, said, 'No one was present in the car when the firing took place.' Ghare said, 'At around 2.30pm, local goon Vicky Ankure threatened me on phone. He later called a vendor near my office and intimidated him to keep the shutters down for the whole day. Later, I filed a police compliant.' As per the preliminary information, two unidentified persons came on a motorcycle, and one of them fired a shot at the car and fled, an official said. He said a probe has been launched, and CCTV footage from the area is being examined.
