PUNE: Lonavala Rural Police are set to conduct a gait analysis of accused Chetan Chaudhary in the Ketan Agrawal murder case, after he was allegedly spotted walking near the Lohagad gate on the day of the incident.The exercise is aimed at verifying the alleged sighting through forensic gait analysis.Gait analysis refers to the study of…
A legal battle has erupted over who represents murder accused Siya Goyal. Advocate Ashutosh Srivastava (R) claims his appointment is valid and filed, threatening defamation suits against Siya’s brother, Sahil (L), who denies engaging him PUNE: The Lohagad Fort murder case has spilled into a new courtroom battle — this time between two lawyers fighting…
Pune: The Maharashtra Social Justice Department on Monday refuted allegations that the state committee tasked with monitoring the Anti-Superstition and Black Magic Act has been inactive for the past four years.Responding to a query in the Legislative Council by MLCs Satyajeet Tambe and Sunil Shinde, social justice Minister Sanjay Shirsat denied claims that the “publicity…
Pune: The Pimpri police, on Sunday, registered a case against a 45-year-old driver on the charge of throttling his wife (35) to death. The murder occurred on Sunday afternoon at Vidyanagar in Chinchwad.An officer from the Pimpri police said the accused, who works as a cab driver, suspected his wife of infidelity. They often quarrelled…
Pune: A 25-year-old software engineer from Junnar died, while his wife and six others sustained injuries. The injured are undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Narayangaon.The car he was driving jumped the divider on the Pune-Nashik highway and collided with two cars coming from the opposite direction. This occurred near Narayangaon, about 80km from…
Pune: Swargate police registered a case against a Lohiyanagar resident for allegedly cheating a casual worker from Gultekdi of Rs1.68 lakh by promising jobs for the complainant’s wife and son with the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC).The alleged cheating took place between March and Dec 2024. The complainant approached the police last week, and a case…
Pune: The Chikhali police on Sunday arrested a worker from an automotive company and his three accomplices for allegedly abducting two senior company officials and threatening them to reinstate his mother, and increase his salary.An officer from the Chikhali police said the accused and his mother were employed with the company. Recently, the accused’s mother…
Death for 65-year-old in Nasrapur child rape-murder case PUNE: Tears rolled down the cheeks of family members of Nasrapur rape-murder victim as the special fast track court pronounced death sentence to the convict (65) on Monday.The three-year-old girl’s parents described the sentence as a step towards justice for their daughter. Her mother said, “We are…
Farmer Yashwantrao Bodke of Gahunje said they were not opposed to supplying water to Pimpri Chinchwad through a closed pipeline, but objected to drawing water directly from the Pavana dam (in pic) Pune: Farmers from several villages in Maval have announced an agitation on July 1 ahead of chief minister Devendra Fadnavis’s meeting on the…
Bar and coin demand is likely to feature more prominently as price momentum, geopolitical risk and relatively less attractive investment alternatives continue to attract savers Pune: Consumers are choosing to lock-in festive purchases with gold prices correcting from recent highs, despite expectations that prices could soften further.Price of gold is down almost 25% to Rs1,41,911/10g…
