Overview
- A Pune steel businessman, Amol Rajendra Chamaria, received an extortion call in the late afternoon and went to lodge a complaint before unknown assailants fired four rounds at his Fursungi office at about 8:10 pm on Monday with no injuries reported.
- Pune police have registered an FIR under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Arms Act and have handed the case to the Crime Branch for forensic, technical and CCTV analysis.
- A social-media post circulated naming alleged Bishnoi members and claiming responsibility, but police say the provenance of that claim and the exact extortion demand remain unverified.
- Officials note the incident follows earlier low-casualty firings in the Pune area that were publicly claimed in the name of the Lawrence Bishnoi network despite its leadership being largely in custody.
- Investigators say the probe will hinge on phone records, video footage and forensic links to known suspects and that those findings will determine whether the attack was ordered by the Bishnoi network or whether the gang’s name was used to intimidate local businesses.