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Crime
Midnight Abduction in Pune Sparks Police Chase
✍️ indianexpress.com
🗓 10 Sep 2026, 08:41 PM
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A suspected love‑affair‑related abduction took place in Pune at midnight, prompting a swift police pursuit.
At approximately 11:30 pm last night, a vehicle was reported to have taken a passenger from a residential area in Pune, allegedly linked to a suspected love affair. Police received the first call shortly after midnight and dispatched multiple units to the scene.
Responding officers located the vehicle near a busy intersection and began a pursuit that lasted for about 30 minutes. The chase involved several police cars and a motorcycle squad, covering a distance of roughly 10 km before the suspect vehicle was apprehended.
The arrested individual was taken into custody without any reported injuries. Police are investigating the motive behind the abduction and are looking into possible connections to a prior domestic dispute.
The incident has raised concerns about nighttime security in the city, prompting the Pune Police Department to increase patrols in the affected area for the next 24 hours.
Responding officers located the vehicle near a busy intersection and began a pursuit that lasted for about 30 minutes. The chase involved several police cars and a motorcycle squad, covering a distance of roughly 10 km before the suspect vehicle was apprehended.
The arrested individual was taken into custody without any reported injuries. Police are investigating the motive behind the abduction and are looking into possible connections to a prior domestic dispute.
The incident has raised concerns about nighttime security in the city, prompting the Pune Police Department to increase patrols in the affected area for the next 24 hours.