Pune Crime: Youths Beaten for Laughing While Watching Instagram Reels; Two Arrested, Minor Detained

Pune, Maharashtra (March 1, 2025): A group of men assaulted two youths in Sant Tukaramnagar on the night of February 25 after a dispute over laughter while watching Instagram Reels on a mobile phone. Police have arrested two habitual offenders in connection with the incident.

The accused were identified as Aman Azim Shaikh and Siddharth Raju Waghmare. According to Senior Police Inspector Gorakh Kumbhar, the victims, Siddhesh Bajrang Salvi and his friend, were sitting near a lane close to Dr. D.Y. Patil Hospital, watching reels on their mobile phone. The suspects were standing nearby when Salvi and his friend laughed. This led to an argument, and the suspects, along with a group of eight to ten people, started assaulting them.

Sant Tukaramnagar police reached the spot after receiving information and registered a case. Two suspects have been arrested, and a minor accomplice was taken into custody and presented before the Juvenile Justice Board. The two arrested individuals were remanded to police custody until March 3.

Both suspects have a criminal record, and the minor also has previous cases registered against him. Police have identified three more suspects and are working to arrest them, Inspector Kumbhar said.