Pune: NCP Corporators Booked for Vandalism at PMC-Run Study Centre

Parvati, 19th October 2026: Two corporators from the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Suraj Lokhande and Priya Gadade-Patil, have been booked along with nine others for allegedly vandalising a Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC)-run study centre and library.

According to a complaint lodged at Parvati police station, the accused allegedly entered the premises without authorisation, damaged furniture and other property, and stole items. The complainant has also alleged that the accused used casteist slurs against him when he questioned them about the incident.

The complaint states that the corporators and their supporters entered the study centre and library without prior permission and damaged property. When the complainant confronted them, they allegedly abused and insulted him in public using casteist language.

A case has been registered against all 11 accused for alleged unauthorised entry, vandalism, theft and offences under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
Parvati police are investigating the case.