Pune: A 17-year-old college student was found hanging from a ceiling fan at her house in Chinchwad on Friday afternoon. Senior police inspector Dattatreya Chaskar of Chinchwad police said the incident occurred when the student was alone at home. When her parents returned home in the afternoon, they found her hanging from the ceiling fan…
Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad police have frozen an immovable property worth Rs55.16 lakh allegedly acquired through proceeds from the illegal drug trade, marking the first such action by the commissionerate in 2026.The action was taken under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, against the accused and his wife in connection with a case…
Dahi Handi restrictions 2026 Pune: Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad traffic police have announced several traffic diversions and road restrictions for Dahi Handi celebrations on Sept 5, anticipating heavy crowd.Traffic diversions in Pune on Saturday:The restrictions will mainly affect Shivaji Road, Laxmi Road, Bajirao Road and Tilak Road, where large gatherings are expected. The diversions will…
NCW chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar Pune: National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar pledged Rs 1 from her award fund she won recently to Ramabai Ranvir (47), the mother who won a 3km race in Beed for her daughters’ education, and instructed the Hingoli district collector to ensure all govt schemes reach the woman and…
Pune: A 42-year-old nurse from Tadiwala Road was allegedly duped of Rs2.88 lakh through a social media advertisement promising a free high-end smartphone.The fraud took place between Aug 20 and Sept 1. The woman lodged a complaint with Bund Garden police on Thursday.An officer from Bund Garden police said, “The complainant, a staff nurse at…
Pune: Cybercrooks posed as civic officials and allegedly duped a 59-year-old medical practitioner from Vimannagar of Rs3.68 lakh by claiming her water bill wasn’t updated.It happened in April last year. The woman had filed an online complaint with Pune cyber police, following which a case was registered with Airport police on Thursday after a preliminary…
Pune: Cybercrooks allegedly duped a city-based digital marketing company of Rs16.17 lakh by gaining unauthorised access to its social media advertising account and its credit cards.The company’s chief executive officer (CEO) lodged a complaint with the Baner police on Thursday.An officer said, “The company used a social media page for digital advertisements. The page was…
Maharashtra Deputy CM Sunetra Pawar Pune: Deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar on Thursday urged people not to politicise the death of her husband, former NCP chief Ajit Pawar.During a media interaction in Pune, Sunetra said, “Who would feel more grief over losing Ajit Dada than his mother, myself, and our sons? I feel it is…
Pune: The state Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Pune, on Friday arrested a 37-year-old clerk from the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation’s Sangvi property tax department while accepting a bribe of Rs1.20 lakh. An ACB officer said the accused, Umesh Kute of Chikhali, had demanded Rs1.50 lakh from a complainant to reduce his property tax liability from Rs91,000…
Preparations are underway in Pune for the Dahi Handi festival Pune: Pune traffic police have announced road closures and traffic diversions around Phadke Haud Chowk and Warje Malwadi on Friday in view of Janmashtami and Dahi Handi celebrations.The restrictions around Phadke Haud will be imposed from 4pm on Friday until the crowds disperse. Traffic heading…
