Man shot in back on suspicion of being police informer in Newase; ten booked, two arrested
Ramesh Chhagan Bhosale is critically injured after a clash between two Pardhi groups in Newase turned violent; police have booked ten people.
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A quarrel between two groups of the Pardhi community in Newase escalated into assault and firing in the early hours of Saturday, the 10th. In the incident at Sainathnagar in the Newase Budruk area, Ramesh Chhagan Bhosale was shot in the back. He is seriously injured and is being treated at a private hospital in Ahilyanagar. His condition has been described as critical.
According to the complaint, the quarrel arose from a suspicion that Ramesh Bhosale was passing information to the police. Newase police have registered a case against ten people, of whom two have been arrested.
The complaint was filed by Sapna Shahram Bhosale. According to her complaint, there had earlier been a dispute between her maternal uncles, Ramesh Chhagan Bhosale and Kalyan Bhanudas Chavan. Kalyan Chavan's daughter-in-law, Negha Abhishek Chavan, has also filed a complaint with the police over the same dispute.
The complaint alleges that the accused surrounded Ramesh and said, "Are you a police informer? Do you tell the police about us? We will take your life now." It states that they then attacked Ramesh Bhosale on the head, hands, stomach and legs with a sword, an axe, a sickle and a wooden stick. It is alleged that during this, Abhishek alias Abhi Kalyan Chavan shot Ramesh Bhosale in the back with a gun. The accused then fled the spot, issuing threats.
Besides Ramesh Bhosale, a woman and a small child were also injured in the attack. Indu Narayan Bhosale and Sagar Narayan Bhosale, who came to intervene, were also hurt. It is alleged that the attackers had come prepared and were extremely aggressive. The gunfire spread panic in the area, and residents are living in fear.
On receiving news of the incident, District Superintendent of Police Mummakka Sudarshan, Additional Superintendent of Police Somnath Wakchaure and Police Inspector Pratap Darade reached the spot and inspected the site. They gave instructions regarding the investigation. Police Inspector Pratap Darade is conducting the further investigation.
On Sapna Shahram Bhosale's complaint, a case has been registered at Newase police station for serious offences against ten people in all, including Kalyan Chavan, Kunal Chavan, Abhishek Chavan, Haran Chavan, Komal Chavan, Rohit Chavan, Umesh Bhosale and Akash Chavan. Two people have been arrested, while the search for the remaining accused continues.
