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Pune: Rickshaw Driver Brutally Murdered in Wagholi Over Illicit Affair; 8 Arrested
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News18•26-09-2026, 06:58
Pune: Rickshaw Driver Brutally Murdered in Wagholi Over Illicit Affair; 8 Arrested
- •Navnath Digambar Sonnar, a 35-year-old rickshaw driver, was brutally murdered in Wagholi, Pune.
- •The accused first hit Navnath with a car and then fatally attacked him with an iron pipe to the head, suspecting an illicit affair.
- •Eight individuals, including Namdev Balasaheb Alanure, Kailas Sudhakar Hore, Balaji Sonaji Ghanwate, Anil Sopan Ghanwate, Nitin Laxman Umap, Rohan Ramchandra Waghmare, and Arjun Dnyaneshwar Shelar, have been arrested.
- •The accused lured Navnath to the Wagholi market ground, where they struck him with a Swift car and then assaulted him with an iron pipe.
- •Wagholi police acted swiftly, apprehending all the accused within hours of the incident.
Key Questions Answered
The rickshaw driver, Navnath Digambar Sonnar, was brutally murdered on suspicion of having an illicit relationship with a woman related to one of the accused.
The accused lured him to the Wagholi market ground on Thursday, September 24, hit him with a Swift car to knock him down, and then fatally struck him in the head with an iron pipe.
Wagholi police acted swiftly upon receiving information, rushing to the scene and successfully apprehending all eight accused individuals as they prepared to flee.
