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Pradeep Purnekar Murder Twist: Son Claims Arrested Accused Are Different
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News18•13-10-2026, 09:38
Pradeep Purnekar Murder Twist: Son Claims Arrested Accused Are Different
- •Thane Police SIT detained absconding accused Santosh Kanojiya alias Talli and Amit Singh from Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, after 10 days.
- •Ram Purnekar, son of the slain Shiv Sena leader, claimed that the actual killer seen in CCTV footage and the arrested accused are different people.
- •Amit Singh, one of the arrested suspects, worked as an auto-rickshaw driver in the Azadnagar area of Bhayander East.
- •Reports indicate past enmity between Subhash alias Pappya Shinde and Purnekar since municipal elections, along with a dispute involving Nikhil Yadav.
- •A Thane court has remanded Santosh Kanojiya and Amit Singh in police custody until October 19 as the investigation continues.
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Thane Police's Special Investigation Team detained Santosh Kanojiya alias Talli and Amit Jaikishan Singh alias 'Paplu' from Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, and brought them back to Maharashtra.
Ram Purnekar claimed that the fifth killer seen wearing a helmet on a bike in the CCTV footage and the actual accused arrested by the police are completely different people, and he has specifically expressed suspicion regarding Amit Singh.
The Thane court has remanded the accused Santosh Kanojiya alias Talli and Amit Singh in police custody until October 19.
