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Time of India
3 days ago
- Time of India
Pune BBA student uses lighter in bid to steal petrol from bike, triggers fire; 200 rescued
Pune: A 20-year-old BBA student's attempt to steal petrol from a motorcycle and use a lighter to check the fuel he had spilled in the process triggered a fire at the entrance of a commercial building in Wadgaon Sheri, putting the lives of at least 200 people at risk and damaging six two-wheelers. The Pune fire brigade rescued the people from Shrushti complex around 1am on Monday. No one was injured, Chandannagar police said. There was a religious function on the third floor of the building. Around 200 people were asleep on the third floor when the fire broke out. Later on Monday, the Chandannagar police arrested the student, a resident of Sanjay Park in Vimannagar, for setting the two-wheelers on fire. You Can Also Check: Pune AQI | Weather in Pune | Bank Holidays in Pune | Public Holidays in Pune "The student had gone to Wadgaon Sheri to meet a friend on his scooter. While returning home, his scooter ran out of fuel. He halted near the commercial building around 12.30am and saw two-wheelers parked at the entrance of the building," said senior inspector Seema Dhakane of the Chandannagar police. "He decided to steal fuel from one of the parked two-wheelers. Though he managed to open the fuel pipe of one motorcycle and started stealing the petrol, he spilled some of it. As the area did not have lights, the student lit his lighter to see the petrol," Dhakane said. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Show Off Your Talent: Enter the Ultimate Creator Contest! Tocsin Media & Marketing LLC Undo "As soon as he ignited the lighter, the petrol caught fire, and the flames reached the fuel tank of the motorcycle. Following this, the flames engulfed all the two-wheelers parked near the motorcycle," he said. Four fire tenders reached the spot and doused the flames, but some plastic and wooden material kept in the windows of the building caught fire. Fire station officer Vijay Bhilare said: "Six two-wheelers parked at the entrance of the building were gutted. Thick, black smoke emanating from the fire spread across the building floors, blocking all entry and exit points. The people stuck in the building made frantic calls for help." Fire officers Nitin Temgire and Sanjay Jadhav, along with their team members, carried out the rescue operations. Bhilare told TOI: "The windows of the building started melting because of the intense heat of the fire. We broke the window glass panes and rescued the people using ropes and ladders. Some people were brought down using the staircase."
Time of India
6 days ago
- Time of India
Teacher held on charge of sexual harassment
Pune: A 40-year-old PT teacher was arrested on Thursday night by Chandannagar police on charges of sexually harassing a 14-year-old female student between Tuesday and Thursday. Senior inspector Seema Dhakane, while talking to TOI, said the teacher was giving a lecture at a local school when he allegedly made inappropriate comments to girl students. "He reportedly suggested that boys would be interested in them if they exercised in the gym and maintained themselves well. While he did not physically touch the girls, one student was offended by his remarks and reported the incident to her mother," the officer said. You Can Also Check: Pune AQI | Weather in Pune | Bank Holidays in Pune | Public Holidays in Pune Following the complaint, an FIR was registered against the teacher. He has been charged under section 79 (insulting the modesty of a woman) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and section 12 (sexual harassment) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act. "We recorded the statements of the girl and other students. Our investigation was completed within 24 hours and a chargesheet was filed against the teacher. He was produced before the special court that remanded him in 14-day judicial custody," the officer said. The accused teacher is currently lodged in the Yerawada Central Jail.
Time of India
02-07-2025
- Time of India
Cops detain three, rescue farm worker from Beed
1 2 3 Pune: Chandannagar police on Wednesday detained three men from Rajegaon in Beed district and rescued a 30-year-old sugarcane farm worker. Two of the three men allegedly abducted the farm worker around 8am on June 30. When the worker did not return home late that night, his wife (25) contacted all her relatives to enquire about her husband. No one knew where her husband was. Further inquiry revealed that two men abducted him and took him to Rajegaon in Beed district. Senior inspector Seema Dhakane of Chandannagar police told TOI, "The victim is a sugarcane farm worker. He took an advance payment of Rs2 lakh last year from a labour contractor, who provides farm workers in Solapur and other districts." You Can Also Check: Pune AQI | Weather in Pune | Bank Holidays in Pune | Public Holidays in Pune "Last year, before Diwali, the victim worked at a farm for 15 days and left without informing anyone. He did not return the money," Dhakane said. "The labour contractor and others were searching for the worker to recover their money. They came to Pune and halted at Chandannagar. Coincidently, the victim just came in front of them and they took him into a car to Beed to recover money," she said. "Our team studied the CCTV footage of the spot and identified the registration number of the vehicle. It led us to Rajegaon," she said.
Time of India
19-06-2025
- Time of India
Donation box with cash stolen from temple
Pune: Thieves broke into the Shri Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj Paduka temple on Old Mundhwa Road in Chandannagar, sometime between June 17 and 18, decamping with a donation box containing around Rs16,000. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now According to senior inspector Seema Dhakane of Chandannagar police, the temple unfortunately lacks CCTV surveillance and security guards. "However, investigators have obtained a footage showing two men on a motorcycle behaving suspiciously near the temple. Two police teams are currently following up on leads to identify the suspects. We hope to solve the case at the earliest," she said.
