Overview
- The victim was identified as 19-year-old Rupesh Dhanraj Shinde of Moshi, who died after an assault in the Hadapsar/Vaiduwadi area between 2:30 am and 3:00 am.
- Police said Rupesh and a friend fled after dogs barked near pigeon boxes, he fell during a chase, and attackers beat him with a bat, sticks, and fists while the friend escaped and alerted the family around 9 am.
- Wanowrie/Wanawadi police registered a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 103(1), 189(2), 191(2), 191(3), and 190 for murder, unlawful assembly, and rioting.
- Four brothers — Gaurav Vijaykumar Majhi, 22; Sachin, 23; Monu, 26; and Bunty, 18 — were arrested, and investigators are examining whether more people were involved.
- Officials said the accused later took Rupesh to a nearby hospital claiming an accident, the family alleged he was tied and brutally beaten, and inquiries continue into conflicting accounts and the broader pattern of pigeon-related disputes in Pune.