Pune shootout: 3 accused remanded in custody

The three accused in Maharashtra Navnirman Sena’s Bhor unit chief Sandip Bandal murder case, who have been rearrested in Thursday’s shootout outside the district and sessions court, were remanded in police custody till March 3 by judicial magistrate first class MY Doiphode on Saturday.

The arrested include Sangram Dileep Gholap, 26, of Mangalwar Peth, Ravindra Laxman Chavan, 30, and Akshay alias Lala Kaluram Pawle, 26, both residents of Ambegaon Pathar. The trio was produced before the court on Saturday afternoon with a report seeking their police custody.

Arguing for 10-day police custody, assistant public prosecutor Rajendra Suryawanshi informed the court that custodial
interrogation of the trio was necessary for recovery of the pistol and vehicle used in the crime as well as to arrest
other persons involved.

Vijay Dinkar Karke, 25, was injured in the firing that took place at Kamgar putla slums outside the district and sessions court at Shivajinagar on Thursday. The firing took place after Karke stepped out of the court after attending the hearing in Bandal
murder case.

Gholap, Chavan and Pawale are accused in the Bandal murder case. They have been released on bail in that case.

The court had permitted the police take them in custody to facilitate investigations in Thursday’s shootout. The Shivajinagar police arrested them formally on Friday.