Pune: Father-in-law and grandfather-in-law held for beating man to death, passing it off as accident

Pune, November 13, 2026: Loni Kand police have uncovered a case in which a young man's death was allegedly passed off as a two-wheeler accident. Police have arrested the man's father-in-law and grandfather-in-law on charges of beating him to death with a stick.

The deceased has been identified as Sultan Sadiq Shaikh (24), a resident of Shivneri Nagar in Kondhwa. The arrested accused are Rahim Mohammad Shaikh (65) and Amar Rahim Shaikh (45). Both live in Chaufula Vasti at Kolwadi in Haveli taluka.

Sabir Sadiq Shaikh (26) has filed a complaint at Loni Kand police station.

Sultan drove an autorickshaw and had been married for three years. He had quarrelled with his wife. On November 9, his mother-in-law and father-in-law took his wife to her parental home.

The same night, Sultan went to his in-laws' house in Chaufula Vasti looking for his wife. It is alleged that his grandfather-in-law Rahim and father-in-law Amar beat him with a wooden stick, leaving him critically injured.

The two then took Sultan to a hospital, where doctors declared him dead. It is alleged that they told the hospital staff that Sultan had been injured in a fall from a two-wheeler.

However, when Loni Kand police investigated closely, the alleged murder plot came to light. According to police, the accused later confessed to beating Sultan.

Senior Police Inspector Sunita Rokde and Police Inspector Pawar are investigating the case.