Pune: Seven Booked For Cutting Cake, Bursting Crackers on Public Road in Dhanori

Pune, 13th November 2026: Vishrantwadi police have registered a case against seven youths for allegedly creating a ruckus by gathering illegally on a public road, cutting a cake and bursting firecrackers in the Chaudhary Nagar area of Dhanori on the night of Diwali Padwa.

The youths have been booked under sections related to obstructing a public road, disturbing public peace and unlawful assembly.

Those booked have been identified as Aryan Jay Ram Ghire, Avishkar Avinash Utttekar, Lucky Sanjeev Bed, Prem Ravi Kashid, Ajay Laxman Dhage and two of their associates.

The incident took place around 11.30pm on November 10, when the youths allegedly gathered in the middle of Lane No. 5 in Chaudhary Nagar, cut a cake and burst firecrackers, causing a disturbance on the public road.

Some alert residents informed the police control room about the incident. Vishrantwadi police beat marshals rushed to the spot, but the youths had already left by then. The police subsequently checked CCTV footage from the area and identified those involved in the incident.

Within a few hours, all seven youths were traced, detained and brought to the police station, following which legal action was initiated against them.

Deputy commissioner of police Chillumula Rajanikanth warned that hooliganism and acts of intimidation would not be tolerated in the city. Police inspector Rajendra Panhale said strict action against those disturbing public order would continue.