Overview

• Authorities arrested two youths aged 19 and 21 and detained three minors after tracking them through CCTV in the Dhankawadi area.
• At least 25 vehicles—including 15 auto rickshaws, three cars and two school vans—were damaged across Keshav Complex, Sarasvati Chowk and Navnath Nagar between 1 a.m. and 1:30 a.m.
• Investigation revealed the offenders were motivated by a petty dispute with a local friend, according to Sahakar Nagar police.
• Authorities have enacted the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act to secure stricter penalties against vehicle vandals.
• Residents who saw the attack and two interveners treated at Kame Hospital are pressing for increased night patrols as vehicle vandalism cases rise.