Pune mein ek former corporator aur NCP Ajit Pawar faction ke leader, Vanraj Andekar, ki hatya ho gayi jab unpar 8-10 bike-borne attackers ne sharp weapons se hamla kiya aur unhe goli maar di. Yeh hamla Pune ke Nana Path area mein Sunday raat ko hua, jisme attackers mein reportedly unke brother-in-laws bhi shaamil the.
Police ne teen logon ko attack ke sambandh mein arrest kiya hai. Additional Commissioner of Police, Pravin Patil ke mutabiq, local police ne do suspects ko aur crime branch ne ek suspect ko pakda hai.
Ex-NCP corporator Vanraj Andekar per
Yeh hamla raat 9 baje ke aas-paas ek busy area mein hua aur CCTV camera mein capture ho gaya. Visuals mein dikh raha hai ki Vanraj Andekar roadside per khade the jab attackers ka group six two-wheelers per aaya aur firearms brandish karte huye dikhai diya. Unmein se ek ne close range se unhe goli mari, jiske baad unhe dhakka de kar zameen per gira diya aur attackers ka group unpar lagataar hamla karta raha.
Ek attacker ko sickle le kar bhi dikhai diya.
Joint Commissioner of Police Ranjan Kumar Sharma ne kaha, “Vanraj Andekar par paanch rounds fire kiye gaye. Unpar long-blade sickles se bhi hamla hua. Unhe KEM Hospital le jaya gaya jahan unhe dead declare kar diya gaya. Initial reports ke mutabiq, Andekar ko multiple sharp weapon injuries aayi thi. Aage ki details baad mein di jayengi.”
Additional Commissioner of Police Pravin Patil ne bataya ki Vanraj Andekar ki maut ka karan unke sar aur gardan per sharp weapons se lagi injuries hai. Unhone yeh bhi kaha, “Deceased ke kapdon mein ek empty cartridge bhi mila.”
Attackers ne reportedly area ki power supply ko bhi tamper kar diya tha, street lights ko attack se pehle off kar diya gaya tha.
Police ke mutabiq, attack ka motive personal lag raha hai kyunki Vanraj ke brother-in-laws ke saath unka jhagda tha jab Pune Municipal Corporation ne unke properties per anti-encroachment drive chalayi thi do din pehle.
Deceased ke parivaar ne FIR mein 9 individuals aur 5 others ko naam diya hai. Patil ne kaha ki case ki further investigation jaari hai.
Vanraj Andekar ko 2017 mein pehli baar Pune Municipal Corporation ke liye NCP ticket par elect kiya gaya tha. Wo reportedly former Congress mayor of Pune, Vatsala Andekar ke nephew the.
