Pune, June 2 (IANS) A public spat has erupted between political leaders and the police in Pune over the city’s crime situation, after Nationalist Congress Party (SP) MP Supriya Sule termed it the “capital of criminals” and sought that Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar be sent on forced leave.Responding to Sule’s allegations, Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar issued a detailed 9-page letter, offering a point-by-point rebuttal. In the letter, Kumar presented official statistics to back his c…
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Pune, May 30 (IANS) NCP-SP Working President and MP Supriya Sule on Saturday, amid the raging protest over the hooch tragedy in which 16 persons died after consuming illicit liquor, demanded that the Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar should be sent on a compulsory leave. She claimed as per the Union Ministry of Home Affairs’ report, Pune has emerged as the top city for crime in Maharashtra and ranks fifth across the country, saying that the law and order situation in Pune has completely col…
Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) Calling the death of 12 people after consuming spurious liquor in Pune’s Hadapsar and Pimpri-Chinchwad’s Dapodi-Phugewadi areas as “extremely unfortunate”, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar said on Friday that those responsible for the incident will not be spared. The Deputy Chief Minister has directed the administration to conduct a thorough, deep-rooted investigation into the incident.Taking serious note of the tragedy, Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar co…
Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis, on Friday expressed serious concern over the deaths of 13 people after consuming illegal toxic liquor in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad and directed the Police Commissioners of the two cities to take the strictest possible action and show absolutely no leniency toward those involved in manufacturing or distributing the hooch.He has instructed officials to conduct a thorough probe and ensure that nobody involved in the racket escapes…
Pune, May 18 (IANS) In a significant joint operation, police authorities in Pune have apprehended two Bangladeshi women and a juvenile while they were attempting to escape to Guwahati in Assam. The arrests were made at the Pune Airport as part of an intensified crackdown on illegal Bangladeshi immigrants residing in the city. Acting on specific intelligence inputs, teams from the Khadak Police Station, Vimannagar Police Station, and the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) collaborated to in…
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Pune Police carried out a major crackdown on illegal weapons in the city, arresting three habitual offenders and recovering a country-made pistol, a live cartridge, and a luxury BMW car during a targeted anti-extortion and crime prevention operation. The total value of the seized property is estimated at around Rs 7,40,500, officials said.The action was conducted under a special drive launched by the Pune Police Commissionerate between April 18 and April 24, 2026, aime…