Pune youth chased, killed in Kothrud’s Dahanukar colony, 5 held

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Police suspect the attack was a fall out of a previous dispute over supremacy in the area between the accused persons and the complainant. Senior police inspector Sunita Rokde is investigating the case. (Representational Image)

A 22-year-old man was brutally murdered with sharp weapons by a group of armed youngsters in Dahanukar Colony in Kothrud on Thursday night.

Police said the deceased Shrinu Shankar Vislawat was a resident of Lakshmi Nagar, Dahanukar Colony. The deceased’s 17-year-old friend lodged the FIR in this case at Alankar police station on Friday.

During investigation, crime branch sleuths nabbed five assailants including a minor. Police said that Shrinu and the complainant were riding a two wheeler in a lane in Dahanukar Colony on Thursday night. Around 11.45 pm, the assailants came to the spot and rammed their motorcycle into the two wheeler.

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When Shrinu and the complainant fell to the ground with the vehicle, the assailants attacked them with sharp weapons. The complainant managed to escape from the spot, but Shrinu could not run far. The assailants chased Shrinu and nabbed him around 12.15 am and killed him with sharp weapons.

Chandan Haygunde

Chandan Haygunde is an assistant editor with The Indian Express with 15 + years of experience in covering issues related to Crime, Courts, National Security and Human Rights. He has been associated with The Indian Express since 2007. Chandan has done investigative reporting on incidents of terrorism, left wing extremism, espionage cases, wildlife crimes, narcotics racket, cyber crimes and sensational murder cases in Pune and other parts of Maharashtra. While working on the ‘Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) Fellowship on Tigers, Tiger Habitats and Conservation’ in 2012, he reported extensively on the illegal activities in the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra. He has done in-depth reporting on the cases related to the Koregaon Bhima violence in Pune and hearings of the ‘Koregaon Bhima Commission of Inquiry’. ... Read More

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