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ALTO car seized in Pradeep Purnekar murder case, police shocked
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News18•07-10-2026, 09:32
ALTO car seized in Pradeep Purnekar murder case, police shocked
- •Police have seized the Alto car used in the murder of Thane Shivsena UBT functionary Pradeep Purnekar.
- •The pistol and mobile phone used in the crime were recovered from the Karnala forest in Raigad district.
- •The accused had fired seven bullets and attacked Pradeep Purnekar with a sickle.
- •The owner of the seized Alto car revealed that he had lent the vehicle to Pappya Shinde during Ganpati.
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The police have seized the Alto car used in the crime, which was parked a short distance from MGM Hospital. Additionally, authorities recovered a country-made pistol and a mobile phone belonging to the accused Nitesh Pawar from the Karnala forest in Raigad district.
The police have arrested three accused individuals so far in the case. These include Santosh Kanojiya alias Talli, Nitesh Pawar alias Bhavdya, and Nikhil Yadav.
The owner of the seized Alto car, who is a friend of Pappya Shinde, stated that Shinde had taken the vehicle during Ganpati. Because such vehicle exchanges are common between them, he did not ask for the car back immediately, though the discovery has now increased Pappya Shinde's legal troubles.
