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Pradeep Purnekar Murder: Son Suspects Woman, What Happened Before the Killing?
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News18•03-10-2026, 07:52
Pradeep Purnekar Murder: Son Suspects Woman, What Happened Before the Killing?
- •New revelations emerge daily in the murder case of Pradeep Purnekar, Thackeray faction head in Thane.
- •Purnekar's son, Ram Purnekar, has accused former mayor Meenakshi Shinde and her husband Rajendra Shinde of the Shinde faction of conspiring the murder.
- •According to Ram Purnekar, days before the murder, Purnekar had beaten up a young woman found with two men in a room and handed them over to the police.
- •Ram Purnekar claims the same young woman was seen suspiciously near Purnekar's office before and after the murder, demanding her interrogation.
- •Meenakshi Shinde has refuted the allegations, stating Ram Purnekar himself mentioned a woman named Neha who threatened Purnekar after an assault, demanding a comprehensive investigation.
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Pradeep Purnekar's family, including his son Ram Purnekar, has directly accused former Thane mayor and Shinde Sena corporator Meenakshi Shinde along with her husband Rajendra Shinde of being the main conspirators behind the murder.
Ram Purnekar stated that a few days before the murder, Purnekar caught a young woman with two men in a room, beat up the men, and handed them to the police. This same woman was later seen moving suspiciously around the office before and after the murder.
Twenty-four hours before his murder, Pradeep Purnekar shared an Instagram reel featuring the song 'Aarambh Hai Prachand' with a dialogue stating that he had to play a big game and that it would either end his chapter or start a new one.
