
Rickshaw heist
Sandip Shrirang Satpute, a 22-year-old resident of Sutardara area in Kothrud, was on Friday arrested by the Kothrud police on the charges of stealing the autorickshaw of a neighbour for a joyride. Police said Sandip has stolen the autorickshaw of Dipak Bhikaji Dhamale from Sutardara on Tuesday. The rickshaw was found abandoned in Kothrud on the next day, they added.
Rape case
Nitin Manik Khaire 22 of Khaire Padal village near Wadgaon Nimbalkar was on Friday arrested by the Pune rural police on the charges of raping a teen aged girl from the same village. Police said Nitin had raped the girl while she was grazing cattle near his field on Friday afternoon. He was arrested after the girl lodged a complaint against him at Wadgaon Nimbalkar police station.
Robbery
Gold and silver ornaments,estimated to be worth 51,000 were found stolen from the residence of Ajit Kishore Bhagchandani which was burgled at Kirti Apartments building in Pimpri last afternoon. Police said unidentified burglars forced entry into Bhagchandani8217;s residence after breaking its lock and padlock with a crowbar. The burglary took place in a broad daylight while the Bhagchandanis8217; had gone out leaving their flat locked.
FIR lodged
Major Avinash Kohli of Ramwadi has lodged a First Information Report at Yerawada police station stating that a tape recorder fitted in his car was found stolen on Friday morning. Police said the theft took place while Major Kohli had left his car parked in the parking space of his residence on Thursday night. Identities of the thieves could not be ascertained till late Saturday evening, they added.