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Thackeray Loyalist Murdered in Thane: Ex-Mayor Meenakshi Shinde Accused, Speaks After 22 Hours!
- •Pradeep Purnekar, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) Thane unit chief, was brutally murdered by being shot.
- •Purnekar's family has accused former Thane Municipal Corporation mayor Meenakshi Shinde and her associates.
- •Meenakshi Shinde denied all allegations to News18 Marathi, calling them false and baseless.
- •Purnekar's friend, Pappya Shinde, has been arrested, with political and social disputes suspected as motives.
- •Meenakshi Shinde assured full cooperation with the police investigation.
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Pradeep Purnekar, the Thane unit chief of the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) party, was brutally murdered after being shot at 9:30 PM inside his office. Five individuals carried out the attack, and police have arrested one of the suspects, who was known to be Purnekar's friend.
Former Thane mayor Meenakshi Shinde strongly denied all allegations linking her or her husband to the murder, calling them completely false and baseless. She stated that while everyone in the ward is special, she is not responsible for personal actions and confirmed that she and her husband will fully cooperate with police investigations.
Purnekar's family accused former mayor Meenakshi Shinde and her husband of orchestrating the killing, claiming a secret meeting took place before the incident. Police have registered a case against Pappya Shinde, Santosh Kanojia alias Talli, Nikhil Yadav, and two unknown individuals, with Pappya Shinde already arrested.
