Pune: Shiv Sena District Chief Held After Firing Over Land Dispute on Sus-Nande Road, Case Registered
Pune, 3rd July 2026: A Shiv Sena district chief and his associate have been arrested after an alleged firing incident triggered by a land dispute at a construction site on the Sus-Nande Road in the early hours of Thursday.
The accused have been identified as Balasaheb Chandere (45), the Shiv Sena’s district chief from Sus village, and Sandesh Mane (37), a resident of Katraj. Bavdhan police have seized a pistol and four live cartridges from the duo.
The case was registered based on a complaint filed by Nagesh Rathod (29), a resident of Narhe.
According to the complaint, Rathod, along with Rahul Prem Sarkar and Mehbub Shaikh, was guarding an under-construction site near Paradise Buildings on Sus-Nande Road on Wednesday night when Chandere arrived at around 1 am.
Police said an argument broke out between the two sides over a disputed parcel of land. The verbal altercation soon escalated into a scuffle, following which Chandre allegedly pulled out a pistol. As those present attempted to flee, he allegedly fired a round. No injuries were reported.
Senior Police Inspector Arvind Pawar of Bavdhan police station said police received information about the firing shortly after the incident. “We received information about the firing around 1 am on Thursday. Balasaheb Chandere and his associate were taken into custody immediately,” Pawar said.
Police have booked the two accused and are investigating the circumstances leading to the firing and the ownership dispute linked to the land. Further investigation is underway.
