Pune Police Inspector Booked After Creating Ruckus at Police Station While Drunk

Pune, 7th November 2026: A police inspector attached to Sahakarnagar Police Station in Pune allegedly created a disturbance at the police station after arriving there in an intoxicated condition in the early hours of Saturday. A case has been registered against the officer at the same police station.

The officer has been identified as Rajesh Khandeve, who is serving as Police Inspector (Crime) at Sahakarnagar Police Station.

According to police officials, Khandeve arrived at the police station at around 2 am and allegedly began shouting and creating a disturbance. The incident reportedly continued for nearly half an hour, until around 2.30 am.

After senior police officials were informed about the incident, they rushed to Sahakarnagar Police Station and intervened to bring the situation under control.

Taking serious note of the incident, senior officials initiated action, and a case was registered against Khandeve at Sahakarnagar Police Station later in the morning.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone 2) Milind Mohite confirmed the incident, stating that the Crime Branch Police Inspector had created a disturbance at the police station after consuming alcohol and that a case had been registered in this connection.

Khandeve was subsequently taken to Sassoon General Hospital for a medical examination.

The incident has triggered discussions within the Pune City Police force, as the officer involved was himself serving at the police station where the alleged disturbance took place. Senior police officials initially refrained from commenting on the matter. Information was subsequently provided following the intervention of Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar.

Further details regarding the sections invoked in the case and the departmental action against the inspector are awaited.