Overview
- Police registered a kidnapping case at Bhigwan Police Station against brothers Zaheer Haroon Sheikh and Ayan Haroon Sheikh, with district-wide checkpoints and toll CCTV monitoring in place.
- The family’s FIR alleges the assailants threw chilli powder into the mother’s and brother’s eyes, forced the 21-year-old into a vehicle, and robbed gold ornaments during the attack.
- A video shared on social media shows the woman stating she went of her own accord and has a long-standing relationship with one accused, a claim police say they are examining and tracing to its source.
- Investigators are analysing call and message records that indicate prior contact between the two, and officials say six teams are working to locate the woman and the named suspects.
- Local groups held protests and briefly blocked the Pune–Solapur Highway as authorities appealed for calm, noting the accused remain on the run and the search is ongoing.