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Pradeep Purnekar Murder: Ex-Mayor Meenakshi Shinde, Husband Named in FIR; Thane Tense
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News18•30-09-2026, 20:33
Pradeep Purnekar Murder: Ex-Mayor Meenakshi Shinde, Husband Named in FIR; Thane Tense
- •A major update has emerged 24 hours after the murder of Thackeray's Shiv Sena division chief Pradeep Purnekar in Thane.
- •A supplementary FIR has been filed against former mayor Meenakshi Shinde and her husband Rajendra Shinde in connection with Purnekar's murder.
- •Sanjay Raut and Aaditya Thackeray visited the police station with the Purnekar family to meet the police.
- •The Purnekar family has warned they will not perform the last rites until the main masterminds are arrested.
- •Police have detained suspected accused Pappya Shinde, and the search for other accused is ongoing.
Key Questions Answered
Pradeep Purnekar was shot dead and attacked with a chopper by assailants at his office in Manpada Ganeshnagar due to suspected political rivalry and cluster disputes.
A supplementary FIR named former mayor Meenakshi Shinde and her husband Rajendra Shinde as suspected accused and masterminds behind the killing, following allegations by the victim's family and leaders like Sanjay Raut.
The family staged a sit-in protest in front of the police station with his body and refused to perform his last rites until the accused masterminds were arrested.
