Pune: Two NCP Corporators Booked Under Atrocities Act Over Alleged Vandalism at Civic Library
Pune, 17th October 2026: Two corporators from the Ajit Pawar-led NCP faction and 10 to 11 others have been booked under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly trespassing into a Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC)-run study centre and library in the Parvati area, vandalising the premises, damaging property and committing theft.
The complainant has also alleged that when he confronted the accused over the incident, he was abused with casteist slurs and humiliated in public.
Those named in the FIR include NCP corporators Suraj Lokhande and Priya Gadade-Patil, along with their supporters. The alleged incident took place at a study centre and library on a public-use site near Parvati foothills, behind Vitthalwadi building, in the vicinity of a canteen.
According to the complaint, the accused entered the premises without the complainant’s consent or the necessary legal authorisation and allegedly damaged library and study-centre materials. Theft has also been alleged.
The complainant further alleged that Shivaji Gadade-Patil abused and humiliated him using casteist slurs in the presence of several people at a public site near the Parvati foothills canal when he questioned the accused about the alleged damage.
Parvati police have registered a case under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, including Sections 303(2), 359(2), 324(2) and 3(5), and Sections 3(1)(s) and 3(1)(r) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Gajanan Pawar, attached to the Swargate division, is conducting further investigation. The allegations are under investigation.
