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Property dispute in Pune leads grandfather to shoot and kill grandson
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News18•06-10-2026, 15:29
Property dispute in Pune leads grandfather to shoot and kill grandson
- •The death of Abhay Marathe on October 5 in Bhushi village, Lonavala, which was initially portrayed as an accidental shooting while cleaning a rifle, has turned out to be a murder.
- •An investigation by the Pune Rural Police Local Crime Branch and Lonavala City Police revealed that the young man was deliberately murdered by his own grandfather.
- •Police stated that the shooting was the result of an ongoing property and land dispute between 83-year-old Motiram Rajeev Marathe and his grandson Abhay.
- •A murder case has been registered against five individuals, including the octogenarian grandfather, and further investigations are underway.
- •Authorities allege that after the crime, family members attempted to destroy evidence by removing and hiding CCTV cameras and the DVR.
Key Questions Answered
Abhay Marathe was shot and killed during a land and transaction dispute at Motiram Hotel in Bhushi, which was initially covered up as an accidental firing before police investigation exposed it as a murder.
A murder case has been registered against five individuals, including his 83-year-old grandfather Motiram Rajeev Marathe, Hiraman Motiram Marathe, Manoj Hiraman Marathe, Kavita Hiraman Marathe, and Rajshree Dashrath Pawar.
Although family members attempted to protect the grandfather and tried to destroy evidence by hiding CCTV cameras and the DVR, police quickly interrogated the hotel waiter and other witnesses, revealing it was a planned murder rather than an accident.
