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Police Inspector Ulhas Kadam said a search was underway for Aniket Mahesh Waghmare. (File photo)
A man arrested in a murder case escaped from police custody in the Sinhagad Road area in Pune city on Wednesday, the police said, identifying the accused as Aniket Mahesh Waghmare, 26, a resident of Hingne Khurd.
A team from the Baner police station arrested Waghmare and his aide Tushar alias Sonya Sharad Patole, 24, of Karve Nagar, on January 11 in connection with the murder of Aditya Ganesh Bhagat, 22, who was a resident of Indrayani Nagar in Bhosari.
According to the police, Aditya Ganesh Bhagat was found dead in Tamhini Ghat in Raigad district on January 11. Subsequently, a murder case was registered at the Mangaon police station in Raigad.
A police investigation revealed that Aniket Mahesh Waghmare, Sonya Sharad Patole, and a third accused, Prajwal Hambir, allegedly murdered Aditya Ganesh Bhagat at Tamhini Ghat following a financial dispute and were later trying to sell his car in the Baner area.
But, acting on a tip-off, the Baner police team laid a trap and nabbed Aniket Mahesh Waghmare and Sonya Sharad Patole. The police team handed over the two accused to the Mangaon police in Raigad for further investigation.
On Wednesday, a team of Raigad police brought Aniket Mahesh Waghmare to Pune for investigation. The police went to Waghmare’s house in Hingne Khurd for a search. But, at around 6.30 pm, Waghmare allegedly pushed police constable Shrikant Kirawale of the Mangaon police station and escaped from the spot.
Constable Kirawale then filed a fresh case against Aniket Mahesh Waghmare at the Sinhagad road police station in Pune city for escaping from police custody.
Police Inspector Ulhas Kadam said a search was underway for Aniket Mahesh Waghmare. Waghmare was booked for two more offences in the past, according to the police.