Gangster acquitted in Pune

A sessions court has acquitted dreaded gangster Gajanan Marne and his six accomplices in an attempt to murder case for lack of evidence and discrepancy in investigation.

The judge stated in his order that “all the memorandum statements and discovery panchnamas as to seizure of weapons and firearms appears to have been made by the investigating officer (IO) in the police station with the help of professional panchas. Therefore, all the panchas did not support the prosecution case."

On Thursday, additional sessions judge VK Shewale acquitted Marne alias Gajya Pandharinath Marne (46), Srikant alias Babya Sambhaji Pawar (23), Ganesh Namdeo Hundare (27), Bapu Srimant Bagal (24), Pradeep Dattatraya Kandhare (26), Sagar Kalyan Rajput (24) and Shashank Maruti Bodke (23) of Kothrud.

According to the prosecution’s case, on May 13, 2009, businessman Sameer Madan Patil and his friends were driving home near Vanaz company from Chandni Chowk when Marne and his gang had allegedly opened fire and attacked with swords on the car near Bhusari Colony in Kothrud.

Patil, his friends Rajshekhar Birajdar, Ashok Patil and driver Navnath Deokar had escaped with minor injuries.