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Police Officer Assaults Minor Over Mud Splatter; 'Police' Logo on Vehicle Leads to Exposure
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News18•30-09-2026, 10:34
Police Officer Assaults Minor Over Mud Splatter; 'Police' Logo on Vehicle Leads to Exposure
- •A police officer in Pune assaulted a 17-year-old minor student over a minor incident where muddy water splattered on him.
- •The incident occurred on July 26, around 9 PM, in the Lohgaon area, where Vasant Jagtap chased and brutally beat the boy.
- •The 'Police' logo on the accused's two-wheeler helped Lohgaon police identify him after a month-long CCTV investigation.
- •The accused police officer, Vasant Jagtap, is currently working at Chandannagar Police Station, and a case has been registered against him.
- •Senior Police Inspector Manisha Patil of Lohgaon Police Station has served a legal notice to the accused, and a charge sheet will be filed soon.
Key Questions Answered
The incident was triggered when muddy water from a pothole accidentally splattered on the officer's two-wheeler as the 17-year-old student rode past him.
Investigators tracked down the accused by analyzing hundreds of CCTV footage clips for a month, aided by the victim's detail that a 'Police' logo was written on the back of the officer's vehicle.
A legal notice has been served to the accused officer, Vasant Jagtap, and a charge sheet will soon be filed against him in court for taking the law into his own hands.
