Pune News

A woman, a former IT professional, was found hanging in her Pune apartment following an argument with her mother-in-law. Her family alleged she faced years of harassment over dowry demands, with police arresting her husband for abetment of suicide.

A woman and her six-year-old son died after falling from a residential building in Pimpri-Chinchwad. Police are examining a note recovered from her home and investigating the circumstances.

Five workers were buried in a soil collapse during service road construction along the Pune-Solapur Highway. Two have been rescued, while operations continue to reach the three still trapped.

The accused reportedly used fake social media accounts and an objectionable video to demand money from Pune techie and threatened to implicate him in a false drug trafficking case.

An 18-year-old woman was sexually harassed and nearly abducted while waiting for her friend in Pune. Her screams alerted her friend and residents, who caught the accused and handed him to police.

Two men allegedly attacked businessman Rana Suryavanshi near Baramati airport after posing as fans. The incident prompted Supriya Sule to question Maharashtra's law and order situation.

Police are investigating whether 22-year-old Shikhar Saxena was threatened with being implicated in a false criminal case and coerced into transferring money shortly before his death.

Pune Police denied permission for the CJP protest scheduled at SPPU on 17 October. The decision comes amid student opposition to university restrictions on demonstrations over broader issues.

A 33-year-old IT engineer allegedly died by suicide in Pune after facing harassment from her in-laws over demands for her salary and transfer of her parental family's flat. The victim left a suicide note, allegedly blaming her husband and in-laws for her death.

83-year-old Motiram Marathe was arrested after police alleged he shot dead his 31-year-old grandson Abhay Marathe in Lonavala.

Police allege that Siya Goyal photographed Ketan Agarwal at the spot in Lohagad Fort where he was later pushed into a gorge. The chargesheet cites recovered chats, online searches and witness statements as evidence of planning and actions after his death.

The Alandi Municipal Council sealed Winners Academy after finding it lacked the mandatory no-objection certificate. The action came a day after eight of its students drowned at Diveagar beach, deepening grief across the town.

A beautician friend of accused Siya Goyal told Pune Police that Siya and Chetan Chaudhary threatened her after allegedly using her photograph to create a fake Instagram account that lured Ketan Agarwal to Lohagad Fort. Her statement and preserved screenshots form part of the police case alleging a premeditated murder conspiracy.

Ketan's father, Vishal Agarwal, said his son had planned the gesture for Siya while the family was preparing for her birthday and their upcoming wedding.

A Pune techie died by suicide four months after her marriage, with her family alleging that her husband and in-laws harassed her over dowry and demanded Rs 5 lakh for a car, despite the family spending Rs 45 lakh on the wedding and giving 10 tolas of gold as gifts.