Pune: Man, Grandfather-in-Law Held For Killing Son-in-Law, Passing it off as Road Accident

Pune, 13th November 2026: Lonikand police have solved a case in which a man’s death was allegedly passed off as a two-wheeler accident. Police arrested his father-in-law and grandfather-in-law for allegedly assaulting him to death.

The deceased has been identified as Sultan Sadiq Shaikh (24), a resident of Shivnerinagar in Kondhwa. The accused have been identified as Rahim Mohammed Shaikh (65) and Amar Rahim Shaikh (45), both residents of Chaufula Vasti in Kolwadi, Haveli taluka.

Sabir Sadiq Shaikh (26) lodged a complaint at the Lonikand police station in this connection.

Sultan, an autorickshaw driver, had got married three years ago. Following a dispute between him and his wife, his mother-in-law and father-in-law took her to her parental home on November 9.

Later that night, Sultan went to his in-laws’ house at Chaufula Vasti looking for his wife. During the visit, his grandfather-in-law Rahim and father-in-law Amar allegedly assaulted him with a wooden stick, leaving him critically injured.

The duo subsequently took Sultan to a hospital, where doctors declared him dead. They allegedly told the medical personnel that he had sustained injuries after falling from his two-wheeler.

However, during a detailed investigation, Lonikand police exposed the alleged murder plot. The accused subsequently confessed to assaulting Sultan, police said.

Senior police inspector Sunita Rokade and police inspector Pawar are investigating the case.