Pune Techie and Wife Attacked, Chased by Mob on Lavale-Nande Road

A Pune-based software engineer and his wife were attacked and chased by a mob on Lavale-Nande road on September 29. The mob damaged their car with iron rods before they managed to escape. Despite filing a complaint, the police have made little progress in the case. Similar incidents have occurred in the area.

A 42-year-old software engineer from Pune, Ravi Karnani, and his wife experienced a harrowing attack when a mob of men on motorcycles chased their car and damaged it with iron rods on Lavale-Nande road in the early hours of September 29. The couple was able to escape and reach their home in Sus, after which Karnani filed a complaint with the Paud police.

The incident reportedly involved 40 people armed with sticks and rods, targeting the couple’s car at a speed of 80 km/h. Karnani alleged that the attackers often target vehicles with out-of-state license plates, with two motorcycles and a car pursuing them. Despite filing a complaint, progress in the investigation has been slow.

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Police, however, have registered a non-cognizable offense and said that the villagers have been patrolling the area due to recent thefts and drone sightings. A similar incident involving software engineers occurred a few weeks earlier in the Mulshi area, highlighting an ongoing problem in the region.