Overview
- Ganesh Kale was gunned down near a petrol pump at Khadi Machine Chowk around 3:30 pm, with four assailants on two motorcycles firing multiple rounds before attacking him with a sharp weapon.
- Investigators formed ten teams and are reviewing CCTV footage; officers said one motorcycle used in the crime and three live rounds were recovered.
- Police identified the victim as an autorickshaw driver with a prior case at Kondhwa police station and linked him to figures named in the Vanraj Andekar murder case.
- Officials say the killing may be tied to an ongoing gang rivalry connected to the Andekar case, though the motive remains under investigation.
- Hindustan Times reported that four suspects, including two juveniles, were detained at Khed Shivapur and that police seized two firearms and two sharp weapons.