Three held in Pune over Taloja shooting that left man seriously injured

Three accused in a case in which a man was shot with a pistol during a quarrel over money in Taloja, Navi Mumbai, have been detained from the Katraj area of Pune. The action was taken by the investigation team of Ambegaon police. The complainant was seriously injured in the shooting.

The incident took place around 1.17 am on the night of October 24, near Shivaji Chowk in Taloja Phase-2, below Marwa Building. In a dispute over a money transaction, the accused first assaulted the complainant. They then shot him with a pistol, leaving him seriously injured. The accused also tried to kill him.

A case was registered at Taloja police station on October 24 itself. Various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Arms Act and the Maharashtra Police Act have been invoked under Crime Register No. 537/2026.

Policemen Dhanaji Dhotre and Sachin Gade of the Ambegaon police station investigation team received information that the accused wanted in the case were in the Duttanagar area of Pune. Police then laid a trap at the spot with their team and detained all three.

The detained accused are Rudra Dadasaheb Barwakar (19), Aniket Pratap Narwade (19) and Saurabh Gorakh Chaudhari (24). Barwakar and Chaudhari live in the Santoshnagar area of Katraj, while Narwade is a resident of Khandale village in Shirur taluka.

The three accused have been handed over to Navi Mumbai police for further action in the case.