Three Women In Kothrud Hostel Accuse Pune And Sambhaji Nagar Police Of Harassment During Missing Person Investigation
Three Women In Kothrud Hostel Accuse Pune And Sambhaji Nagar Police Of Harassment During Missing Person Investigation
Pune, August 4, 2025: Three working women residing in a hostel in Kothrud have accused police personnel from both Pune and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar of harassment during a search operation related to a missing person case.
According to the police, a 23-year-old woman from Sambhajinagar had reportedly fled to Pune after facing harassment from her husband and in-laws. Her family filed a missing person’s complaint, prompting Sambhajinagar police to trace her location to Kothrud. With help from local police, officers visited a women’s hostel where she was believed to be staying.
While the woman was eventually found at a different hostel in Mundhwa on Friday, the three women she had earlier visited in Kothrud claimed they were harassed during the police search. They alleged that officers used caste-based slurs, ransacked their room, and scattered their belongings.
Baramati MP Supriya Sule raised concern over the incident, stating on social media that she had received a video related to the event and demanded a thorough investigation and strict action if the allegations are proven true.
https://x.com/VBAforIndia/status/1952043596862873848?t=OQOTzNg4iqX07uFGzPx6Xg&s=19A joint meeting was held with Joint Commissioner of Police Ranjan Kumar Sharma, Additional Commissioner of Police Rajesh Bansode and Manoj Patil, DCP Milind Mohite, Rohit Pawar and Anjali Ambedkar. Social activists Sujat Ambedkar, Prashant Jagtap and representatives from various Dalit, NCP, Congress groups supported the women.
Investigations are ongoing.
