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Pimpri Chinchwad Police Solve Murder Case Within 24 Hours, Arrest Two Suspects in Washim District

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Pimpri Chinchwad, 9th October 2024: The Anti-Gunda Squad has successfully solved a murder case that came to light yesterday in Pimpri Chinchwad, arresting two suspects within 24 hours. The accused were arrested in Washim District, and it was revealed that the murder stemmed from personal conflicts. Police traced the accused through a courier seen in CCTV footage and, based on the information gathered, proceeded with the arrests.

Pappu, also known as Jitendra Tripathi, a resident of Chitrakoot District, Uttar Pradesh, was murdered yesterday. The Anti-Gunda Squad has arrested Shiv Mangal Singh (38) and Somdatta Manmohan Dube (22), both residents of Chitrakoot District, Uttar Pradesh. A case has been registered against them at Sangvi Police Station under BNS Sections 103 (1) (punishment for murder) and 3 (5) (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention).

According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Sandeep Doiphode, a person was found dead yesterday morning near the District Hospital in Aundh, which falls under the jurisdiction of Sangvi Police Station. The victim had suffered a fatal blow to the head with a stone. Pimpri Chinchwad Police Commissionerate (PCPC) Control Room was alerted, and officials from Sangvi Police Station and the Anti-Gunda Squad rushed to the scene. The Anti-Gunda Squad began their investigation by reviewing CCTV footage from the area. The footage revealed that the deceased, along with two other individuals, had arrived in the Sangvi area two-wheeler to purchase liquor. One of the suspects was seen holding a white courier package.

Tracking the movements of the group, police discovered that one of them visited a courier company at Krishna Chowk in Sangvi. Upon interrogating the company, the police obtained details about one of the accused, Shiv Mangal Singh, and his mobile number. The police began tracking the phone and traced it to Parner in Ahmednagar. They noticed that the location remained stationary for half an hour, suspecting the suspects were eating. CCTV footage from a nearby restaurant confirmed their presence as the suspects were seen exiting and entering a private bus.

Police tracked the bus and intercepted it at Selu Toll Plaza on the Hindu Hrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra “Samruddhi Highway”. Accused Singh and Dube were detained, and during questioning, they confessed to murdering their friend Tripathi due to ongoing arguments, choking him with a nylon rope and striking him with a stone on the head. Sangvi Police Station, under the guidance of Senior Police Inspector Mahesh Bansode, is continuing the investigation.

This operation was carried out under the guidance of Pimpri Chinchwad Commissioner of Police Vinoy Kumar Choubey, Joint Commissioner of Police Dr Shashikant Mahavarkar, Additional Commissioner of Police Vasant Pardeshi, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Sandeep Doiphode, and Assistant Commissioner of Police (Crime) Dr Vishal Hire. The team, led by Assistant Police Inspector HV Mane, included Police Sub-Inspector Ashok Jagtap, Assistant Police Sub-Inspectors PP Tapkir, SN Thokal, VH Jagdale, and Police Constables JD Chavan, SD Chaudhary, AP Gaikwad, VT Gambhire, GS Medage, KP Walanjkar, SP Baba, NB Gengje, VD Telewar, RK Mohite, SP Ghare, ST Kadam, TE Shaikh, and VN Velapure.

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