Pune: Six Arrested After Two Groups Clash Over Last Year’s Dandiya Dispute in Pimpri
Pimpri, 17th October 2026: A dispute that erupted while watching Dandiya celebrations last year triggered a violent clash between two groups in Pimpri’s Baudhnagar area around 8pm on Wednesday (October 14). Both sides have lodged complaints against each other, and police have arrested six people.
In the first case, a woman alleged that the accused pelted stones at her family over an old dispute while she was sitting outside her shop with her husband and daughter. A stone hit her daughter on the head, leaving her seriously injured. The accused also allegedly vandalised the shop, attacked them with a sickle in an attempt to kill them, and damaged belongings after entering their house.
Police have arrested Abhishek Vyankat Kamble (19), Deepak alias Dipya Lokhande (18), Prathamesh Vishnu Hazare alias Kirya (18) and Pawan Rahul Acharya (18), all residents of Baudhnagar. A case has also been registered against five others.
In the counter-complaint, Yash Balasaheb Gaikwad, a resident of Rahatani, alleged that he was attacked with sickles, a scythe, bamboo sticks and stones when he came to watch Dandiya celebrations. The attack, allegedly stemming from last year’s dispute, left him seriously injured. The accused also allegedly brandished weapons in the air to terrorise residents.
Police have arrested Bhagwan Narhari Mane (48) and Sheetal Mane (40) in connection with the second case, while three others have been booked.
Pimpri police are investigating both cases.
