Pune: A fortnight after the discovery of three murdered victims — a woman and her two children — at Khandale village near Ranjangaon, the Pune Rural police took Gorakh Popat Bokhare, the woman’s 36-year-old brother-in-law, into custody.Bokhare, a resident of Saradwadi village in Shirur, was charged with killing the three between May 23 and 24….
Pune: To help senior citizens safeguard their property rights and prevent inheritance-related disputes, the district registration and stamp duty department has launched a doorstep service to assist the elderly in drafting and registering their wills.The initiative is part of the state govt’s 100-day administrative reform programme and is being implemented under the ‘respect’ (sairam) project…
Pune: Hospitals in Pune have started reporting an increase in dengue cases among children following recent heavy rainfall and intermittent showers. Conditions are now ripe for mosquito breeding, experts said, as they warned citizens to ensure there’s no waterlogging or stagnant pools near homes and offices. “Dengue is typically seen first in children as they…
Pune: Police recorded 21 digital arrest scams between Jan and May this year in which the victims lost Rs 9.21 crore.In Nov last year, a top executive of a Mumbai-based software company lodged a complaint with the Pune cyber police, stating that online fraudsters posing as CBI officials, digitally arrested him in a money laundering…
Pune: Kondhwa police on Saturday filed a complaint against a constable and his friend for assaulting a youth from Chennai and his friends, who came to Bopdev Ghat for photography, and extorting Rs 28,000 on the pretext of filing a case against them.The incident occurred between 7 am and 9 am on June 5.The constable…
Pune: Pune experienced thundershowers on Saturday, but with much lesser intensity than Friday’s heavy downpour, with rainfall mainly limited to south Pune areas.According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), Girivan recorded the highest rainfall of 22mm between 8.30am and 5.30pm on Saturday, followed by Chinchwad (13.5mm) and Bhor (12mm). Other areas that received some rain included…
Pune: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday urged MVA partners to contest civic body polls jointly, echoing their alliance strategy in the Lok Sabha and assembly elections, despite Mahayuti partners considering solo bids in local body polls.Following the Supreme Court’s directives, state govt has confirmed that all the pending elections of civic bodies will…
Pune: As many as 20 different types of cyber fraud cases had been registered at Baner police station in just more than a month, said senior police inspector Chandrashekhar Sawant in an interaction with people on Saturday. Sawant said that other physical crimes had gone down. “In Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad, at least Rs2.5 crore…
Pune: The Wanowrie police are investigating a complaint registered by a 35-year-old woman, wife of a Border Security Force (BSF) constable, on Thursday stating that a conman, under the pretext of helping her secure a job as a clerk at the Pune Cantonment Board (PCB), duped her of Rs 4.38 lakh between Nov 2023 and…
Pune: Thundershowers accompanied by strong gusty winds swept across several parts of Pune city on Friday evening, bringing respite from heat.It started to rain around afternoon and the intensity varied in different localities, with some areas experiencing only light showers.India Meteorological Department (IMD) data said Pashan recorded the highest rainfall at 19.8mm, followed by Narayangoan…
