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Pune Salon Shooting Injures Two as Police Detain Four in Suspected Revenge Attack

Police now frame the case as retaliation tied to an earlier Warje murder inquiry.

Overview

  • The attack inside a Warje salon Friday evening left two men wounded after a group entered and fired multiple rounds.
  • Officers on patrol and bystanders overpowered one assailant at the scene, and police later detained four people including two minors as four more suspects were identified.
  • Police named Sahil Dhananjay Raut as arrested at the spot and identified Pritam Thombre among those detained, while a search continues for the others.
  • The injured were identified as Nihal Shinde, who was hit near his left ear, and customer Amol Adhav, who was struck in the leg, and both are receiving hospital care.
  • Investigators say the shooting appears tied to an old rivalry linked to a 2023 Warje-Malwadi murder case involving Shinde, and they are reviewing CCTV footage as they also examine separate leads reported on possible links to a kidnapping and drug probe.