Overview

• Dinesh Prabhakar Kshirsagar, 35, was arrested on the Pune–Satara Road after fleeing the scene where he fatally stabbed 25-year-old Danish Siddiqui in Parvati Darshan on July 21.
• During his arrest attempt, Kshirsagar assaulted police officers with bricks before being subdued by Parvati police.
• Parvati Police Station filed charges under sections 103(1) and 331(3) of the BNS Act for murder and assault on public servants against the accused.
• The motive for the unprovoked attack remains under investigation as authorities assess Kshirsagar’s mental health and possible disturbances.
• Siddiqui, a migrant from Uttar Pradesh who ran a dabeli stall in Mukund Nagar, was living on rent, underscoring the precarious security of informal workers in Pune.