Pune: Panic gripped citizens after a minor boy was allegedly beaten to death by the family of a girl, he was in a relationship with, in the Wagheshwar Nagar area of Wagholi in the city.
The boy, identified as Ganesh Tande (17), was waylaid and hammered to death with an iron rod and stone. Three people — Nitin Petkar (31), Sudhir Petkar (32) and Laxman Petkar (60) — have been arrested by Wagholi Police in connection with the murder.
It is learnt that Tade and the daughter of Laxman Petkar were friends and they conversed regularly. However, their relationship was unacceptable to the girl's family as they suspected it to be a love affair.
On Wednesday midnight, the victim was returning to his residence at Wagheshwar Nagar of Gore Vasti in Wagholi on a two-wheeler with his friend when he was abused and kicked by the accused. Subsequently, he was killed after repeatedly hitting with an iron road and a chunk of stone.
A case has been registered and the trio was nabbed. Assistant sub-inspector Vinayak Ahire is leading the investigation, police sources informed. Wagholi police are investigating the incident thoroughly. Of late, Pune has been recording a spurt in incidents of crime. In a shocking incident in July 2024, a man in an inebriated state had allegedly attempted to set a policewoman and her colleague on fire in the city.
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