Pune : Former BJP corporator Vishnu Harihar (Vishnu Harihar attempt to murder) and his partner Rahul Khude has been booked for attempting to murder.
A case has been registered against four people, including former BJP corporator Vishnu Harihar, for trying to kill a land owner. The FIR was registered in connection with a land grabbing case.
A case has been registered against Vishnu Appa Harihar, Rahul Dattaram Khude (38, resident of Dias Plot, Gultekdi), Prem Sham Kshirsagar (18, resident of Parvati Darshan) and his accomplices. Swargate police have arrested Rahul Khude and Prem Kshirsagar.
Cops have also recovered two pistols from Rahul Khude. Not only this, Vishnu Appa Harihar and Rahul Dattaram Khude are allegedly connected with underworld gangster Arun Gawli.
Sadiq Salim Khoja (39, resident of Boat Club Road) has lodged a complaint at Swargate Police Station. The incident took place in front of the Golden Bakery in Salisbury Park on May 27 at 9:30 pm and on June 6 at 4 pm. Police have registered a case of attempt to murder.
According to the police, the plaintiff is in the business of buying and selling land. His ancestral land is at Kondhwa, Yewalewadi. There he wanted to start some commercial project. But, due to lockdown, he could not start the business. In 2021, Vishnu came to Harihar and Rahul Khude and said that they wanted the land. There was talk of giving a fair price to Nasir Ansari for the land. He was then pressured to sell the land to Vishnu Harihar. On June 27, at 9.30 pm, the plaintiff’s friend Nasir Ansari came near Golden Bakery in Salisbury Park with Vishnu Harihar and others, sticks and sickle. Nasir Ansari was beaten and his car was vandalized. Nasir Ansari did not lodge a complaint as he was mediated by local politician Eknath Dhole.
After this incident, on June 1, the plaintiff got a call from Rahul Khude. In it, Khude threatened the plaintiffs to deal with Vishnu Harihar for the land at Yewalewadi. If not, he threatened to shoot him.
