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Pune Census Worker Says She and Son Were Attacked; Police Register FIR

This case shows safety gaps for census field teams, prompting police to open a criminal probe under multiple Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections.

Overview

  • A Pune Municipal Corporation enumerator has filed a complaint saying she and her son were assaulted while carrying out Census-2027 door-to-door work in a Swargate slum.
  • Swargate Police registered an FIR naming five members of a local family and several unidentified people under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
  • Police confirmed an assault took place and said investigators will take appropriate legal action while the probe remains underway.
  • The complainant, identified as a long-serving PMC sepoy, alleges her clothes were torn, valuables were targeted, and her son suffered a finger injury that required stitches.
  • Officials warned the incident highlights risks faced by enumerators in dense informal settlements and urged greater public awareness and police accompaniment for census teams to protect operations.