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Pradeep Purnekar Murder: Wife's Outcry - "Betraying husband, never thought a woman would stoop so low!"
- •Thackeray faction's division chief Pradeep Purnekar was brutally murdered in Manpada, Thane, shot and attacked with a machete.
- •A case has been registered against former Thane Mayor Meenakshi Shinde, her husband Rajendra Shinde, and others based on the Purnekar family's complaint.
- •Police have arrested Papya Shinde and an accomplice, and detained three women and two men in connection with the murder.
- •Pradeep Purnekar's wife alleges Meenakshi Shinde and her husband are the masterminds, demanding strict action and death penalty for assailants.
- •Purnekar's wife urged Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to withdraw support from Meenakshi Shinde and provide justice.
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Pradeep Purnekar, a division chief of the Thackeray faction, was brutally murdered on Tuesday around 9:30 PM while alone in his office in the Manpada area of Ghodbunder, Thane. Assailants fired six to seven rounds at him and then attacked him with a sharp machete.
Following a complaint by the Purnekar family, a case has been registered against former Thane Mayor Meenakshi Shinde, her husband Rajendra Shinde, assailant Papya Shinde, and five to seven other suspects. Pradeep Purnekar's wife has explicitly alleged that Meenakshi Shinde and her husband are the masterminds behind the killing.
Pradeep Purnekar's wife demanded strict action and the death penalty for the assailants without the possibility of release after six months. She also urged Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to withdraw his support from former mayor Meenakshi Shinde, ensure the apprehension of all absconding suspects, and deliver justice to their family.
