Pune Man Killed Over Interfaith Relationship as Police Hunt Woman’s Brother

Overview

• Police have formed multiple teams including the Crime Branch to track the suspects, with officers indicating arrests are expected soon.
• The victim, identified as 34-year-old Javed Khajamiya Pathan, was attacked around 6:45 pm on December 22 near Gurudatta Washing Centre and died at Sassoon General Hospital.
• The case was registered at Ambegaon police station based on a complaint by the victim’s relative, Raud (Rauf) Usman Shaikh, 35.
• Investigators named the woman’s brother, 25-year-old security guard Sandeep Rangrao Bhurke, as the primary suspect, while his accomplice remains unidentified; both are absconding.
• Police say the killing stemmed from Pathan’s relationship with a woman of another faith, noting the pair had been living together in Narhe after returning to Pune less than two weeks earlier.