City
Epaper

Pune Crime: Man Beaten to Death With Hockey Stick For Saying ‘I Love You’ to Girl; Accused Arrested

By Lokmat Times Desk | Updated: August 13, 2025 10:35 IST

Pune police has arrested two youth for murdering a 35-year-old man in Chandan nagar's Ambedkar colony for saying their ...

Open in App

Pune police has arrested two youth for murdering a 35-year-old man in Chandan nagar's Ambedkar colony for saying their cousin I love you. As per the report accused beat him up with the help of hockey stick so hard that victim died. This shocking incident took place on 12th August night. The name of the murdered person is Sainath alias Khalibali Dattatray Janrao (aged 35, resident of Ambedkar Colony, Chandannagar). The police have arrested Sonya alias Aditya Santosh Walhekar (aged 21) and Samarth alias Pappu Karan Sharma (aged 22) in this case.

After the police received information about a body lying abandoned in the Chandannagar area, a team under the guidance of Senior Police Inspector Seema Dhakne rushed to the spot. When the body was sent to Sassoon Hospital for postmortem, the medical report revealed that the cause of death was assault. Following which murder case has been registered in the Chandannagar police and started an investigation 

During the investigation, it was revealed that the deceased Sainath had verbally molested cousin of the accused Aditya Walhekar. Not only this, he had said ‘I love you’. Taking this as an insult, Aditya, with the help of his friend Samarth Sharma, kicked Sainath and beat him up with a hockey stick. The accused left the seriously injured Sainath there and left. However, Sainath died on the spot due to injury. Interestingly, it was the accused Aditya Walhekar who had called the police control room and informed that “a man has fallen”. However, during the investigation, the police found him as the mastermind of the murder and arrested him along with his friend.

Chandannagar police station has registered case under Section 103(1)3(5) of the Indian Penal Code and further investigation is underway.

Tags: Pune CrimePuneCrime NewsMaharashtra News
Open in App

Related Stories

MaharashtraAshok Kharat Case: Massive Financial Scam Exposed, ₹63 Crore Fraud Network Busted, 130 Fake Accounts Unearthed

PunePune: 14-Year-Old Boy Critically Injured After Contact With High-Tension Wires near Pimpri-Chinchwad

MumbaiLadki Bahin Yojana: Stop Scheme If No Funds for Pension, Says Bombay HC

PunePune: Mother and Lover Kill Six-Year-Old Child; One Arrested, One at Large

Navi MumbaiNavi Mumbai: Two Men Stab 32-Year-Old, Loot Cash in Panvel; Police Probe on

Pune Realted Stories

MumbaiMumbai: MNS Office Bearer Assaulted in Mira Road; Case Registered, Probe Under Way

Maharashtra‘Baseless and Misleading’: DCM Eknath Shinde Dismisses Reports of Secret Meeting With Shiv Sena UBT MPs

MumbaiMumbai Weather Update: Clear Skies in City and Suburbs; Hot and Humid Conditions Likely in Konkan Districts

MaharashtraEknath Shinde Held Secret Meeting With Shiv Sena UBT Leaders in Thane? Thackeray MPs Deny Reports

MumbaiDaylight Heist in Kurla: Jeweller Duped of ₹15 Lakh by Fake Cops in Filmy-Style Robbery