In Brief 8212; Pune

The note was left at the door of the Darekar family, living in Dwaraka Apartment in front of Patil8217;s Atharwa8217; bungalow. Along with the note, there was also a mangalsutra stolen from the Darekar8217;s residence on January 14. However the Darekars had not reported the theft to the police. Four days later, dacoits struck at Patil8217;s residence.

The note, written by a well-wisher thief8217;, said, quot;We are a three-member gang. Our gang murdered Malatibai and stole goods from her residence. We also stole goods from the Karnawats living in this locality. Our theft attempt at the residence of Righe however proved unsuccessful. We had also planned to steal from Bhosale8217;s residence. Henceforth, we will not visit your locality. We are returning this gold ornament so that you should not panic. Hand over this note to the police, so that my friends will be caught. While doing this do not try to establish my identity8217;. The note is with the police.

Teachers8217; strike pune
Doubts still persist about the teachers resuming their duties even as Maharashtra State Junior College Teachers8217; Federation withdrew its 42-day-old strike on Wednesday night following intervention by Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray.