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Eight Booked Over Late-Night Protest at Pune Police Commissionerate

Police say a preliminary inquiry found no basis for the caste-abuse claims prompting the late-night protest.

The incident occurred between August 3 and 4, and an FIR was subsequently lodged by police sub-inspector Reshma Sambhaji More at Bund Garden police station. (Shutterstock)
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Overview

  • Bund Garden police registered an FIR on August 5 naming eight protesters, including two advocates, under multiple BNS provisions and the Maharashtra Police Act.
  • According to police, 15–20 activists entered the commissionerate without permission, raised slogans, and one allegedly tore a letter from Joint Commissioner Ranjan Kumar Sharma stating a preliminary probe found no substance in the allegations.
  • The protest sought action under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act after three women alleged Kothrud officers tortured them and used casteist slurs during a missing-person inquiry, a claim police deny.
  • Officers say the 23-year-old reported missing was later traced to another hostel in Mundhwa after the Damini Squad questioned her acquaintances at the request of Sambhajinagar police.
  • NCP MLA Rohit Pawar and VBA leader Sujat Ambedkar joined the protest, and DCP Milind Mohite confirmed the case registration with further investigation underway.