Pune: Rs 50,000 contract to kill businessman over land dispute, teen held for cutter attack

A case has emerged in Pune in which a contract of Rs 50,000 was allegedly given to kill a businessman over a land dispute. The businessman was attacked with a sharp cutter in connection with it. Bundgarden police have arrested one youth and detained his minor associate.

The arrested youth is Anand Baba Gavhane, 19, a resident of Gultekdi. The businessman injured in the attack is Jeevan Rangrao Suryawanshi, 55, a resident of Dharashiv.

The incident took place on September 22, three days ago. After a hearing at the office of the Commissioner for Cooperation ended, Suryawanshi was walking with his lawyer towards Sassoon Hospital. Two men who came on a two-wheeler then struck him on the face with a sharp cutter. Suryawanshi was seriously injured. A case was subsequently registered at Bundgarden police station.

During the investigation, police traced the suspects with the help of CCTV footage from the spot and technical analysis. On that basis Gavhane and his associate were caught. During questioning, the two named the main accused as Praveen Balaji Suryawanshi, a resident of Babhulgaon in Omerga taluka.

According to the accused, the main accused, Praveen, had a land dispute with the complainant. Over this dispute Praveen gave a contract of Rs 50,000 to kill him, and the two carried out the attack accordingly. The investigation has also revealed that the cutter used in the attack was supplied by the main accused.

Police have seized the two-wheeler used in the attack. The search for the main accused continues.

The action was taken under the guidance of Senior Inspector Santosh Pandhare and Crime Inspector Vinod Salgarkar of Bundgarden police station. The team included Sub-Inspectors Rahul Pawar, Prakash Awhad, Saras Salvi, Nilesh Palve, Dnyana Bade and Mahesh Jadhav, and Manoj Bhokare.