Maharashtra: Pune couple attacked in road rage; three held (2025)

The couple was returning home after dinner and had reached the Pashan Circle area in Pune and they honked to alert riders on a two-wheeler, angered by this, the riders stopped the couple's car and began to physically assault, an official said

Three persons have been arrested for allegedly assaulting a Pune couple in a road rage incident in Maharashtra's Pune city, the police said on Tuesday, reported the PTI.

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The incident occurred in the Pashan area late at night on April 18, an official said.

The police official said that the couple was returning home after dinner and had reached the Pashan Circle area when they honked to alert riders on a two-wheeler.

"The man honked at riders on a two-wheeler as they were blocking the road. Angered by this, they stopped the couple's car and assaulted the man, and an accomplice also joined them. The woman was also attacked when she tried to intervene," the official said, according to the PTI.

The man was injured in the attack and hospitalised, he said, adding that a case was registered at the Chaturshringi police station.

"Three suspects have been identified and taken into custody," said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone 4) Himmat Jadhav, as per the PTI.

Three held for robbery at gunpoint on highway in Thane

In an another incident, three people were held by the police ten days after a robbery at a gunpoint on a high in Thane district of Maharashtra, a police official said on Tuesday, reported the PTI.

According to the police, the robbery had took place around ten days ago. A trader was robbed of Rs 13 lakh at gunpoint on a highway in Thane district.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone-I) S S Burse said the bike-borne robbers intercepted the autorickshaw in which the victim was travelling at a deserted spot between Bhiwandi and Vashi on April 12 night, as per the PTI.

The trio allegedly threatened the trader with a revolver and a knife and snatched the cash before fleeing.

A special team of police scanned footage from over 100 CCTV cameras along the track taken by the autorickshaw. Also, it used intelligence inputs to track down the culprits, leading them to Faizanali Abdul Sattar Ansari (41), a powerloom worker from Bhiwandi, the PTI reported.

Subsequently, Vivek Waghmode (22), a private sector employee, and Mayur Rajendra Patil (22), a plumber, were arrested, police said, adding that two more persons involved in the crime are on the run.

The accused persons were booked on charges of robbery, dacoity, and wrongful restraint under the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), the news agency reported.

The police recovered stolen Rs 5.25 lakh from the accused and impounded two motorcycles used in the crime.

(with PTI inputs)

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