Dabholkar murder case: Defence lawyer arrested by CBI

Central Bureau of Investigation sleuths arrested Sanjeev Punalekar, a lawyer representing some of the accused in Narendra Dabholkar murder case. Preliminary investigation reports suggest the lawyer was known to one of the shooters of Dabholkar.

Pune: A lawyer representing some of the accused in the Narendra Dabholkar murder case was Saturday arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation, an official said.

Advocate Sanjeev Punalekar and a Sanatan Sanstha member identified as Vikram Bhave were held from Mumbai and will be produced in a Pune court on Sunday, the CBI official said.

He said preliminary probe had revealed that Punalekar was known to one of the shooters of Dabholkar.

Dabholkar was shot dead while he was on a morning walk on the Onkareshwar Bridge in Pune on August 20, 2013.