Pune Murder Mystery Unraveled: Hadapsar Police Nab Culprit in Alcohol-Related Conflict
Hadapsar, 17th May 2024: Pune Police have apprehended the culprit responsible for the murder of an unidentified individual within the jurisdiction of Hadapsar Police Station. The incident stemmed from a dispute fueled by alcohol. The deceased was employed as a helper at a restaurant named Amritsari Tadka. Postmortem examination results indicated that the man succumbed to head injuries inflicted by a weapon, with additional signs of physical trauma on his body, confirming the act as murder. The body was discovered on Sunday, May 12th, at 7:45 PM in Handewadi near Hadapsar.
Hadapsar Police registered a case of murder on 13th May. Given the seriousness of the case, the Detection Branch (DB) of Hadapsar Police Station, under the instructions of Senior Police Inspector Santosh Pandhare, began investigating the area near the incident site. It was discovered that the deceased worked as a helper in a restaurant named Amrutsari Tadka in Undri and was identified as Rajendra Rambhau Shejul (age 35, resident of Kondhwa). The police located his relatives and found his wife, who proceeded to file an official complaint with the Hadapsar Police Station.
After filing the case, inquiries about Shejul revealed that he had an alcohol addiction. There is an open area near the crime scene where many people gather to drink. As the investigation delved into this aspect, it was discovered from a confidential source that on the night of Shejul’s death, he had a confrontation with an individual named Rajesh Sitaram Lonkar (age 25, resident of Katraj, originally from Balmarapur, Uttar Pradesh) due to alcohol-related issues.
Upon inquiring about Lonkar, the police discovered that he works as a POP laborer at Umakant Enclave company in Handewadi. They proceeded to the company, where they arrested Lonkar and interrogated him. During the interrogation, Lonkar confessed that on 11th May, he and Shejul were drinking in the area when the deceased demanded Rs. 100. This led to a fight between them, during which Lonkar murdered Shejul. The police have arrested Lonkar and registered a case against him under IPC Section 302.
This operation was conducted under the guidance of Pune City Commissioner of Police Amitesh Kumar, Joint Commissioner of Police Pravin Pawar, Additional Commissioner of Police Manoj Patil, Deputy Commissioner of Police Zone 5 R Raja, led by a team comprising Assistant Commissioner of Police of Hadapsar Division Ashwini Rakh, Senior Police Inspector Santosh Pandhare, Police Inspectors (Crime) Mangal Mondhawe, and Umesh Gite. The team also included Assistant Police Inspector Arjun Kudale, Police Sub Inspector Mahesh Kawale, Police Constables Sushil Lonkar, Sandip Rathod, Samir Pandule, Sachin Jadhav, Prashant Dudhal, Nikhil Pawar, Prashant Tonpe, Bhagwan Hambarde, Ajit Madan, Amol Danke, Chandrakant Rejitwad, Sachin Gorakhe, Amit Sakhare, Kundalik Keskar, Ramdas Jadhav, Aniruddh Sonawane, and Amol Jadhav.
