Pune: The city police will start taking preventive action against 37 repeat sexual offenders from Tuesday.The Pune city police zeroed in on them after studying cases of sexual assault on minor girls and women on Sunday and Monday. Additional commissioner of police (crime) Pankaj Deshmukh told TOI, “We will take strong action against the 37…
Pune: Veterinary clinics across the city are witnessing a sharp rise in heat-related illnesses among pets as extreme summer temperatures make their presence felt. Animal doctors are reporting packed waiting rooms and an increase in emergency cases. Heatstroke, dehydration, and respiratory distress are among the most common conditions, with many pets arriving in critical condition…
Pune: A 55-year-old woman died and four people suffered injuries after the cab they were travelling in crashed into the rear of a trailer truck. The accident happened around 4am on Monday in Ozarde village on the Pune-Mumbai expressway.The Shirgaon police identified the deceased as Sunita Narayan Bhat of Vile Parle, Mumbai. The injured are…
PUNE: Police said on Tuesday that the autopsy report has identified “asphyxia” as the cause of death of a four-year-old girl who was allegedly sexually assaulted and murdered in Pune last week.The 65-year-old accused allegedly gagged the victim by stuffing a cloth in her mouth, which led to suffocation, they said.The accused, a labourer by…
Pune: The Nigdi police on Saturday arrested a 36-year-old private security agency owner on the charge of duping the wife of a central govt official of Rs22.5 lakh by promising double returns on her investments.The fraud happened in March this year. The accused has been charged under Sections 316 (criminal breach of trust), 318 (cheating),…
Pune:There has been little change in the number of accidents involving PMPML buses in the city over the past year despite te transport utility’s several measures, bringing back safety concerns.Between April 2025 and March 2026, as many as 25 people died in 22 PMPML bus accidents, only a marginal decline from the 29 deaths recorded…
BEED: A man allegedly poured diesel on his two minor daughters and tried to set them on fire following a family dispute in Maharashtra’s Beed district, police said on Tuesday. A case has been registered against the accused, identified as Mahesh Vishnu Somase, in connection with the incident that took place on May 2 in…
Pune: Facing a rise in leopard attacks and frequent sightings in parts of Pune district, the Junnar forest division has brought in a team of wildlife awareness experts from Vidarbha to educate villagers on preventing encounters and responding safely during leopard sightings.The initiative is being implemented across leopard-affected villages, particularly in Junnar and Shirur tehsils,…
Pune: A 22-year-old pickup van driver was killed on the spot and another person was seriously injured in a three-vehicle collision near Navale Bridge on the Katraj-Dehu Road bypass around 8:05 am on Monday.According to the Narhe police, the accident occurred when a container truck moving towards Mumbai hit the pickup van from behind. The…
Pune: Over 95% of work has been completed at the new security hold area of the city airport, but passengers have to wait till late July or Aug for the facility to become operational.Pune airport director Santosh Dhoke said on Monday that important procurement and regulatory approvals were pending. “A requisition has been sent to…
