Overview
- Police identified the victim as 35-year-old Ganesh Kale, who was gunned down near the petrol pump at Khadi Machine Chowki around 3:25 p.m.
- Assailants on two motorcycles fired multiple rounds from a pistol before fleeing, and eyewitnesses reported a subsequent koyta attack.
- Officers said Kale was the brother of an accused in the 2024 Vanraj Andekar murder case, and they are exploring a gang-rivalry angle.
- Deputy Commissioner of Police Rajkumar Shinde said forensic experts and multiple local teams are analysing CCTV footage and pursuing suspects.
- The case follows a cycle of retaliatory violence that includes Andekar’s 2024 killing, a 1,700-page charge sheet naming 21 accused including Sameer Kale, and the September 2025 shooting of Ayush Komkar that police called a revenge attack.